Megawati Arrives In Rome, Will Attend World Leaders Summit

The fifth President of the Republic of Indonesia who is also the General Chair of the PDI-P (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri/ANTARA HO

JAKARTA - The fifth President of the Republic of Indonesia who is also the General Chair of the PDI-P (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived in Rome, Italy, on Friday night local time and is scheduled to attend and speak at the World Leaders Summit on Children's Rights at the Vatican on Monday (3/2).

When landing at Rome's Ciampino Airport, Megawati and her entourage, including her son M. Rizki Pratama and her daughter who is also the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, were greeted by the Indonesian Ambassador to the Vatican Holy Throne Michael Trias Kuncahyono and the Indonesian Deputy Ambassador to Italy Tika Wihanasari.

Seen also taking part in the group of the Chairperson of the PDIP DPP Bintang Puspayoga and Professor of the Faculty of International Relations, St.Petersburg Connie Rahakundini Bakrie.

When she arrived at the hotel, Megawati and Puan smiled at the media group who captured their moment of arrival.

"When will you arrive in Rome," Megawati asked the media as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, February 1.

"The flight was fun. There was no turbulence," Megawati replied to the question of how to travel more than 13 hours from Jakarta to Rome.

Megawati, who wore a black jacket and scarf, invited the group to chat in the room casually.

Chairman of the PDIP DPP for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Basarah said that apart from attending the World Leaders Summit, which will also be attended by Pope Francis, Megawati is also scheduled to attend a number of other agendas.