Jokowi Holds Business Meetings With Japanese Company CEOs

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo is scheduled to hold a business meeting with a number of leaders of major Japanese companies, on the sidelines of his activities attending the G7 Outreach Summit in Hiroshima. Japan, Sunday.

"The president will hold a business meeting with major Japanese companies in the CEO meeting format," said Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi as quoted by ANtara, Sunday.

received in Jakarta on Sunday morning.

According to Retno, on the sidelines of participating in the 8th session of the G7 Outreach Summit today, President Jokowi will also lay interest at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

The Hiroshima Peace Monument Park is a park located in the center of Hiroshima, Japan, in which there are various monuments and museums to remind humanity of the importance of peace.

The Foreign Minister said that while attending the G7 Outreach Summit since Saturday (20/5), President Jokowi's program was very congested, namely holding seven bilateral meetings with Japan, England, Brazil, Cook Islands, IMF, and Australia.

The President also attended two sessions of the G7 Outreach Summit and attended the side event initiated by the United States, namely Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII).

According to the Foreign Minister, the President held 10 meetings on the first day in Hiroshima, Japan.

President Joko Widodo was present in Hiroshima, Japan, as one of the G7 partner countries to attend a G7 meeting with partner countries or called the G7 Outreach Summit.

Based on records, Indonesia was first invited to the G7 Outreach in 2016. Reporter: Rangga Pandu Asmara Jingga