Former President Hopes Jokowi-JK Government Runs Well

Jakarta (Antara) - Former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope that the government of President Joko Widodo and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla (Jokowi-JK government) will run well as expected by the public at large. "The present government is certainly the continuation of the previous one, and I hope it will run well as expected by the people," the former president told newsmen after a 30-minute meeting with Jusuf Kalla at the vice-presidential office on Monday. He stressed it was not an extraordinary meeting with Kalla and that he just wanted to convey his wish that the present government will run well. "The present government certainly knows what all should be retained and what should be improved. If the government is successful, then the people will be happy and prosperous," Yudhoyono stated. (*)