KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesian president Joko Widodo will undertake a two-day working visit to Malaysia from today.
Wisma Putra in a statement said he will be accompanied by his spouse, Iriana Joko Widodo, cabinet ministers and senior officials.
"The visit is very significant in the effort of both sides to strengthen further the longstanding and close relations between Malaysia and the Republic of Indonesia.
"During the visit, President Joko Widodo is scheduled to have a meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to review the progress of cooperation and discuss outstanding bilateral issues.
"The prime minister and the president are expected to also exchange views on regional and global issues including on the strengthening of ASEAN post 2025," read the statement.
In addition, both leaders will also witness the exchange of several agreements after they are signed by the representatives of the relevant ministry and agency, it said. P
Joko Widodo is also scheduled to have an afternoon tea session with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah at Istana Negara.
In 2022, Indonesia was Malaysia's 6th largest trading partner and second largest among Asean member states with total trade of RM130.14 billion (USD 29.55 billion), an increment of 36.5 percent compared from RM95.31 billion (USD 22.98 billion) in 2021. - NST
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