Nine Heads of State to Attend Presidential Inauguration

Reporting by Imam Budilaksono Jakarta (Antara) - About nine heads of state will attend the inauguration of Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla as president and vice president of Indonesia on October 20 at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) building, South Jakarta. This information was revealed by MPR's Secretary General, Edi Siregar here on Wednesday. Among the nine heads of state are Brunei Darussalam's Sultan Hasanal Bolkiah, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Timor Leste's President Xanana Gusmao, Papua New Guinea's Governor General Michael Ogio, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, Haiti's Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbot, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, and special envoy from Japan, former prime minister Yasuo Fukuda. "All nine dignitaries have confirmed their attendance," Edi stated. Apart from the heads of state, the inauguration event will also be attended by ministers from Indonesia's partner countries such as the US Secretary of State John Kerry, New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully, and the United Kingdom's Foreign Affairs Minister William Hague. (*)