Beijing (Antara) - US President Barack Obama has invited Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to visit Washington to discuss further cooperation between the two countries. Obama extended the invitation to Jokowi on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit here on Monday evening. "I am pleased to meet Mr President and I hope we can strengthen our cooperation as well as personal relations," he said. The US President also congratulated Jokowi on his inauguration as Indonesia's seventh President on October 20, 2014. In response, President Jokowi expressed his gratitude for the presence of US State Secretary John Kerry at his presidential inauguration. Obama is not the only head of government who has invited President Jokowi to visit his country. Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, during his bilateral meeting with President Jokowi, also extended his invitations to him. He expressed hope that President Jokowi and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo would be able to visit Vietnam in the near future. (*)

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