Jakarta (Antara Bali) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) early on Tuesday arrived back in the country after conducting state visits to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines since last Thursday.
President Jokowi, First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo and entourage landed at Halim Perdana Kusama, Jakarta, aboard the Presidential airplane at the wee hours on Tuesday.
The President and party left Col Jesus Villarmo Airport in Manila, the Philippines, at 9 p.m local time on Monday night.
Included in the presidential party were Chief Economic Minister Sofyan Jalil, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Education and Culture Minister Anis Baswedan, Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel, Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri, Head of the National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers Overseas Nusron Wahid, Head of National Narcotics Agency (BNN)Anang Iskandar and National Resilience Institute Governor Budi Susilo Supandji.
During his state visit to the Philippines, the President witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement in various fields with the Philippines.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said that the cooperation agreement with the Philippines covered four sectors of manpower, education, defense and fight against illegal use of narcotics. (WDY)
