PRESS RELEASE

H.E. Joko Widodo, Indonesian president-elect

PRESS RELEASE

H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania has sent a congratulatory message to His Excellency Joko Widodo, president elect of the Republic of Indonesia.

The message reads as follows;

“His Excellency Joko Widodo,

 The President,

 Jakarta,

 REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.

Your Excellency,

It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity to convey to you, on behalf of the Government and people’s of the United Republic of Tanzania, and indeed on my own behalf warm greetings and congratulations upon your election as the President of the Republic of Indonesia following the general election held on 9^th July 214.  

 The government and the people of the United Republic of Tanzania are confident that under your able leadership, the Government and people of the Republic of Indonesia will score remarkable achievements in the years ahead.

The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania assures Your Excellency its commitment to work with the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to further promote the close ties of friendship and co-operation which so happily exist between our two countries.

Please accept, Your Excellency, my best wishes for your personal good health and peace and prosperity for the people of the Republic of Indonesia”.

Issued by: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dar es Salaam.

28^th July 2014