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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) departed for Bangkok, Thailand, from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Badung Regency, Bali, Thursday (11/17/2022). Departure of the President and First Lady Iriana to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit

"Today, I, the First Lady and a limited delegation will depart for Bangkok, Thailand. I will attend the series of APEC Summit meetings until Friday, November 18, 2022," said the President.

The APEC Summit is the last series of summits after ASEAN in Cambodia and the G20 in Bali, Indonesia. The President said that Indonesia's main focus at the APEC Summit was to promote an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery.

"In principle, leave no one behind. Digital transformation, green economy, and downstream are Indonesia's priorities at this year's APEC," he explained.

According to the Head of State, APEC represents nearly 3 billion of the world's population and 60 percent of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP/GDP). "APEC must continue to be the engine of economic growth in Asia Pacific," he added.

The President and Mrs. Iriana will soon return to Indonesia after the APEC Summit is over, Friday (18/11/2022). "I will return to Indonesia, God willing, on the evening of November 18," he said. (RRI)