Yoon Arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia... Begins Diplomacy at ASEAN Summit

Attendance at ASEAN Summit and Multilateral Meetings on 7-8th
Sales Activities in Bilateral Diplomacy Including Korea-Indonesia Summit

[Jakarta=Reporter Lee Ki-min] President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Indonesia on the 5th and began diplomatic schedules related to the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit.

President Yoon and his wife Kim Geon-hee arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta in the afternoon on board Air Force One, the presidential aircraft.

After stepping off Air Force One, President Yoon shook hands and exchanged greetings with Lee Sang-duk, Ambassador to Indonesia; Lee Jang-geun, Ambassador to ASEAN; Arifin Tasrif, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia; Gandhi Sulistiyanto, Ambassador of Indonesia to Korea; and Simon Sukarno, Acting Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Acting Chief of Protocol Sukarno placed a purple scarf around President Yoon’s neck and presented a welcome bouquet to Mrs. Kim.

President Yoon wore a dark navy suit with a deep green tie, and Mrs. Kim was dressed in a white skirt suit. The presidential couple watched a congratulatory performance by a dance troupe wearing traditional Indonesian costumes on the red carpet, then greeted with a traditional gesture of pressing palms together before leaving the airport.

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That evening, President Yoon and Mrs. Kim held a dinner meeting with the Korean community as their first schedule.

During the ASEAN Summit on the 6th and 7th, they will attend the Korea-ASEAN Summit, ASEAN+3 (Korea-China-Japan) Summit, East Asia Summit (EAS), and the gala dinner hosted by Indonesia. President Yoon will announce plans to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN, a key region in Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy, at the multilateral meetings. He is also expected to express Korea’s stance on regional and international issues such as North Korea’s nuclear and missile provocations.

On the 8th, he will hold a summit meeting with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the Jakarta Presidential Palace and adopt cooperation documents.

This official visit is in celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Indonesia, at the invitation of President Jokowi, and also serves as a reciprocal visit following President Jokowi’s visit to Korea. President Jokowi officially visited Korea last July at President Yoon’s invitation.

Taking advantage of the ASEAN Summit, President Yoon will hold bilateral summit meetings with Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, the Cook Islands, Canada, Laos, and others, engaging in sales diplomacy.

He will also attend economic events such as the Korea-Indonesia Business Roundtable and the Korea-ASEAN AI Youth Festa.

After concluding his schedule in Indonesia on the 8th, President Yoon will move to New Delhi, India, where the G20 Summit is held, to continue summit diplomacy.

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