Indonesian president to visit China next week, will meet with Xi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo attends a joint information briefing with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 29, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout through REUTERS

BEIJING, July 21 (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will go to China from July 25-26, a Chinese language ministry spokesman mentioned on Thursday, changing into the primary overseas chief in two years to be acquired individually by Beijing apart from February’s Winter Olympics.

Widodo has acquired an invite from Chinese language President Xi Jinping for the journey, Wang Wenbin mentioned at an everyday media briefing.

Wang mentioned Widodo would maintain conferences with Xi and with Premier Li Keqiang for an change of in-depth views.

Indonesia at present holds the G20 presidency and can host this 12 months’s summit of G20 leaders in Bali on November 15-16.

“When the Indonesian President visits China, he can talk face-to-face with the Chinese language management,” Wang mentioned.

Apart from the Winter Olympics, Beijing has not hosted any overseas leaders individually since strict border measures have been put in place in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19.

Reporting by Martin Quin Pollard and Yew Lun Tian; Writing by Liz Lee; Enhancing by Jacqueline Wong and Edmund Klamann

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