REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- A hundred elementary school children gathered at the Merdeka Palace on Friday to welcome President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine who is here on a state visit.

Around 230 students from Kenari 7, Jatinegara Kaum 1 and Jatinegara Kaum 3 elementary schools waited from 11am for the state guest to arrive, accompanied by their coordinators.

"According to the directives, we will waive the national red-white flag and the blue-yellow flag of Ukraine when the presidential car passes the palace's yard," principal of Kenari 7 school, Imanita Tresno Wulan, said.

The students wore traditional costumes from various regions in the country.