Senin 22 May 2017 22:15 WIB

President Jokowi awards highest medal to Swedish King

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President Joko Widodo (left) is having a conversation with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at Bogor Palace, West Java, Monday (May 22).
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President Joko Widodo (left) is having a conversation with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at Bogor Palace, West Java, Monday (May 22).

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BOGOR -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) awarded the highest class of the country's Star of the Republic of Indonesia to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden here, Monday.

The "Adipurna" medal was presented after the two leaders witnessed the signing of memorandums of understanding between the two countries at the Bogor State Palace.

The award was given based on Presidential Decree Number 51/TK/2017 dated May 19, 2017.