Jokowi to become second Indonesian president to address Australian parliament


President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo meeting with Australian Governor-General David Hurley during a presidential visit to Canberra on Feb 9. - Presidential Palace Press Bureau

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo will address the Australian Parliament on Monday (Feb 10), making him only the second Indonesian president to do so in the 70-year-history of Indonesian-Australian diplomatic relations.

“President Jokowi will convey his vision for Indonesia-Australia partnership for the next 30 years to the Australian Parliament to strengthen Australia’s support of our country, ” presidential secretariat head Heru Budi Hartono said according to a State Palace press release.

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