President Jokowi Arrives in San Francisco for the APEC Summit

Apart from attending the APEC Summit, President Jokowi will meet United States businessmen. The President is also scheduled to give a public lecture at Stanford University.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Presiden Jokowi Tiba di San Francisco untuk KTT APEC

LAILY RACHEV - BIRO PERS SEKRETARIAT PRESIDEN

President Joko Widodo arrived at San Francisco International Airport, United States on Tuesday, 14 November 2023, at around 6.35 PM local time or Wednesday, 15 November 2023, at 9.35 AM Western Indonesia Time.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS - After a five-hour flight from Washington DC, President Joko Widodo arrived at San Francisco International Airport, the United States. In San Francisco, the President will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and hold several bilateral meetings with other APEC member state leaders. In addition, the President is also scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at Stanford University.

President Joko Widodo arrived at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday (14/11/2023) at around 18:35 local time or Wednesday (15/11/2023) at 09:35 WIB. "He is going to San Francisco to attend the series of APEC meetings, including the APEC Leaders Meeting, and various other activities, including a business meeting with American entrepreneurs," Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said in a statement on Tuesday (14/11/2023) evening.

Visible under the plane's stairs are the welcoming party for the arrival of President Jokowi, Deputy Chief of Mission of KBRI Washington DC Sade Bimantara, and Defense Attaché of KBRI Washington DC Air Marshal Tjahya Elang Migdiawan. From the American side, Assistant Chief of Protocol for Diplomatic Affairs at the US Department of State Nan Kenelly also welcomed them.

The President Jokowi and his entourage continued their journey to the hotel where they would be staying during their time in San Francisco and would begin their work schedule the next day. Upon arrival at the hotel, the Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in San Francisco, Prasetyo Hadi, and his wife, welcomed the President in the hotel lobby. Note: No forbidden words were found in this article.

Also present were several ministers who had arrived earlier to welcome President Jokowi. They were Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, and Head of the National Capital Region Authority Bambang Susantono.

LAILY RACHEV - BIRO PERS SEKRETARIAT PRESIDEN

President Joko Widodo arrived at San Francisco International Airport, United States on Tuesday, 14 November 2023, at around 6.35 PM local time or Wednesday, 15 November 2023, at 9.35 AM Western Indonesia Time.

Other world leaders who have arrived in San Francisco are welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Xi Jinping arrived on Tuesday (11/14/2023) in the local time. This visit marks his first visit to the United States in the last six years. As soon as he got off the Air China plane, President Xi Jinping was greeted by US officials, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns.

President Xi Jinping is visiting the United States after President Joe Biden expressed his desire to restore communication with Beijing. He is scheduled to meet with President Biden at a undisclosed location in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday morning. They will then attend the annual APEC summit. The meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Biden is seen as an opportunity to reduce disputes in what is considered the world's most dangerous competition.

Previously, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, when speaking to the APEC ministers from 21 member countries, emphasized that the US believes in "a region of free economies where each country can choose its own path". Blinken did not mention China, but his statement was considered to reflect US rhetoric in recent years that has accused China of suppressing small countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

As for Biden previously stated that he aims to improve US relations with China after a period of tense relations between the two countries. Biden will strive to continue normal communication between the two superpowers, including military-to-military contacts.

The White House National Security spokesperson, John Kirby, told reporters that Biden and Xi will also discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Additionally, the US's efforts to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian military aggression will also be on the agenda. Economic issues will also be a top priority. (REUTERS)