President Sauli Niinistö and first lady Jenni Haukio were welcomed at Jakarta airport in Indonesia on Monday. Photo – Lehtikuva.
President Sauli Niinistö and first lady Jenni Haukio arrived in Jakarta on Monday evening local time on a three-day official visit to Indonesia, said a press release.
Niinistö will hold bilateral talks with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo today ( Tuesday).
According to the Office of the President, the presidents will discuss bilateral relations including po-litical and economic relations and cooperation over issues like the energy and infrastructure sectors. Regional affairs and international issues such as climate change and combating terrorism will also be discussed.
In addition, Niinistö will meet Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla and the other senior political and economic figures of Indonesia.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini along with a business delegation is also participating in the state visit and engage in bilateral talks with the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Mar-sudi.
A seminar on economic relations between Finland and Indonesia will be arranged in Jakarta during the visit.
Indonesia's rising economy is the largest in Southeast Asia and holds the prospect of major oppor-tunities for economic co-operation, the press release added.
