President Joko Widodo Launches Indonesia's 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship
2023年1月30日 - 12:00PM
JCN Newswire
The Kick Off of Indonesia's Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2023 was
held at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout on Sunday (29/01) morning.
The event was marked by a rebana biang musical instrument struck by
President Joko Widodo at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout, witnessed
by thousands of people. President Joko Widodo expressed optimism
that ASEAN will remain relevant, create a peaceful and stable Indo
Pacific, and become a centre of economic growth.
The Kick Off event was a collaboration between the Jakarta
Provincial Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Coinciding with the Motor Vehicle Free Day (HBKB), the atmosphere
appeared different and livelier than usual with the Nusantara
Parade. The parade line-up was colourful and lively, consisting of
marching bands, carnival outfits, percussion music groups, and
Jakarta art groups, such as Betawi dancers and ondel-ondel. After a
leisurely bike ride accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, and a number of Ministers,
President Joko Widodo joined the parade line in front of Sarinah,
walking together towards the HI Roundabout.
The parade involved more than 500 people from various
representative groups, namely Mawar Budaya group, Jakarta Music
House, DKI Jakarta Paskibra, students from a number of Jakarta high
schools, Altajuru music group, Firefighters and SSY. Also
participating in the parade were Ambassadors of friendly countries
and representatives of international organisations. The joy of HBKB
was further enhanced by the presence of an entertainment stage
enlivened by a number of artists, including Rara Lida, Putra Lida
and Maria Callista.
The handover of ASEAN Chairmanship from Cambodia to Indonesia took
place at the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh last November 2022.
Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship period began on 1 January 2023 and
will last for a year until 31 December 2023. As one of the founding
countries of ASEAN and the largest country in ASEAN, many parties
rely on Indonesia to be able to make various breakthroughs and
innovations in dealing with various world problems that are also
faced by the region.
Through the theme of the ASEAN Chairmanship, namely: "ASEAN
Matters: Epicentrum of Growth", Indonesia is determined to direct
ASEAN cooperation in 2023 to continue and strengthen ASEAN's
relevance in responding to regional and global challenges, and
strengthen ASEAN's position as the epicentre of regional economic
growth, for the prosperity of the people of ASEAN.
The kick-off was held ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting
on 3-4 February 2023, which will take place at the ASEAN
Secretariat Building, Jakarta.
--Antara
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