Today, 20th October 2014, is an important day for Indonesian. The seventh new Indonesian President, Joko Widodo has been officially sworn by he People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the twelfth new Indonesian Vice President, Jusuf Kalla.
Several leaders of neighboring countries, including Malaysia Prime
Minister Najib Razak, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,
Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and Sultan Hasanal Bolkian of
Brunei Darussalam, attended the inauguration ceremony. US Secretary of
State John Kerry and former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda were
also present.
Source:
The Jakarta Post
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