Jakarta Globe, Ezra Sihite, Sep 01, 2014
Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will visit Singapore on Tuesday to receive the city-state’s highest award and hold a series of high-level meetings.
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| President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. (Antara Photo/Andika Wahyu) |
Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will visit Singapore on Tuesday to receive the city-state’s highest award and hold a series of high-level meetings.
The visit
will last for three days, presidential spokesman for international affairs
Teuku Faizasyah said on Monday.
“President
Yudhoyono will meet one-on-one with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
and will also have a similar meeting with President Tony Tan Keng Yam,”
Faizasyah said in a statement.
High on the
agenda is the consolidation of the two countries’ cooperation, including in the
fields of investment, agriculture, tourism, workers and the development of the
special economic regions of Batam, Bintan and Karimun.
Yudhoyono
will also witness the signing of an agreement on the delimitation of the
territorial seas of the two countries in the eastern part of the Strait of
Singapore.
The
agreement, according to Faizasyah, will help strengthen ties between Indonesia
and Singapore.
“Besides
that, settling maritime borders through deliberation can set an example for
other countries that face similar problems,” he said.
The award
that Yudhoyono is set to receive is the highest the Singapore government can
bestow: the Order of Temasek First Class.
The title
is usually given to Singapore citizens only, but in special cases,
non-Singapore citizens may also receive the award. The Order of Temasek is
conferred by the president, on the advise of the prime minister, to individuals
who have made outstanding contributions to Singapore. The award was previously
given to S.R Nathan, the former president of Singapore, in 2013.
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