President Chairs Cabinet Meeting

Pewarta :

President Chairs Cabinet Meeting

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace complex here on Wednesday to discuss various issues.

Before attending the meeting, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya stated that the meeting would be held to discuss, among other things, the analysis of inflation.

"The meeting will certainly be related to the fluctuations in food prices," Nurbaya said, adding that ministerial programs, budget absorption, port infrastructure, and electronic systems for the offices would also be discussed.

The cabinet meeting will be attended by Siti Nurbaya, Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadi Mulyoni, Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Environment Indroyono Susilo, Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel, Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan, Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Yuddy Chrisnandi, and National Development Planning Minister/National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Chief Andrinof Chaniago.

With regard to forest and peatland fires in Riau province, Nurbaya said she had been informed about the matter.

"Today, I received a report of an increase in the number of hotspots from usually 50 to about 80," she pointed out. (WDY)
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