President Jokowi To Visit Timor Leste

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana are scheduled to pay a state visit to Timor Leste on Tuesday.

It will be President Jokowi's first state visit to Timor Leste, the foreign ministry noted in a statement, here, Monday.  

The head of state will be accompanied by the coordinating minister for economic affairs, foreign affairs minister, cabinet secretary, and youth and sports minister.

The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, reaffirming Indonesia's commitment to becoming a major development partner of Timor Leste.

Jokowi is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Timor Leste President Taur Matan Ruak and Prime Minister Maria De Araujo.

They will discuss issues and efforts to step up cooperation in trade, investment, energy, and infrastructure development, among several others.

The two countries' leaders will also reiterate their joint commitment to accelerating solutions to land and maritime border issues.

They will also witness the signing of five memoranda of understanding on cooperation in: youth and sports, archives, climatology and geophysics, search and rescue (SAR), and energy and mineral resources.

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi is currently in Dili to finalize the preparations for the state visit. (WDY)