Shortly after arriving in Jakarta from his US visit, the President will fly to PalembangPalembang, S Sumatra (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is set to have an office in Palembang to monitor the handling of land and forest fires in South Sumatra province.
Speaking to the press in Palembang on Wednesday, South Sumatra Governor H Alex Noerdin confirmed the Presidents plan to visit the province.
Shortly after arriving in Jakarta from his US visit, the President will fly to Palembang, he said.
The President will stay in the South Sumatra provincial capital where he will have an office for a few days, he said.
The governor said the provincial government will prepare the presidential office at the Griya Agung gubernatorial palace in Palembang. The President will have an office there, along with the Provincial Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD).
The plan may change. However, the South Sumatra provincial government has made preparations, including security arrangements, for the Presidents visit, he said.
Asked about the Presidents plan to inspect hotspots in South Sumatra, the governor said the hotspots were in the districts of Ogan Komering Ilir and Musi Banyuasin.
The President is now on his way home to Jakarta from the US.
He had to cut short his state visit to the US due to the alarming smoke condition resulting from the forest and land fires affecting several of Indonesias main islands.
After meeting US President Barack Obama, Jokowi canceled a series of engagements on his agenda in San Francisco and assigned relevant ministers to continue with the state visit as planned.
According to plans, the President and his entourage will fly directly to Palembang, South Sumatra, to review the condition of the hotspots.
The President will be in Palembang for about two days to simultaneously monitor smoke and disaster management efforts.(*)
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