REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK) held a banquet presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Indonesia. Banquet was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Jakarta, at 10:30 pm, on Saturday, August 1.
President Erdogan has arrived in Jakarta since Thursday night, July 30. He also had a series of meetings with President Joko Widodo on Friday, July 31.
Erdogan also attended a state dinner with President Jokowi at the State Palace. However, in the event, Vice President Jusuf Kalla not accompanied President Jokowi.
Special gala events between Turkish President Erdogan with
JK held this morning. In this event accompanied the Indonesian Ambassador to Turkey, Wardhana.
Previously, the government of Indonesia and Turkey agreed to cooperate to eradicate terrorism while on the bilateral meetings conducted by Jokowi and Erdogan. In addition, also discussed plans to place Indonesian intelligence agents in Turkey.
"Earlier we ask that there are intelligence cooperation, the cooperation of information, later there are agents will we put in there," said Jokowi, on Friday, July 31.
Placement of the intelligence agencies deemed necessary by the Indonesian government because many ISIS members who went to Syria through Turkey.