Berlin, (Antara)- President Joko Widodo is slated to meet German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel here, on Monday.
The head of state had a very tight schedule on Monday as he would have seven programs including three concerning business meetings, and two one-on-one meetings, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi said here, on Sunday evening.
The visit to Germany is at the invitation of the German Chancellor who conveyed it on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in 2015.
Germany is Indonesia's number one trade partner in Europe, and number seven for investment.
President Jokowi left for Europe on Sunday morning to pay a five-day state visit taking him to Germany, Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The visit is aimed at forging cooperation with the European Union (EU), particularly in the economic field as well as at strengthening tolerance and building global peace.(*)
