Hangzhou (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will deliver a keynote address in the second session of the G20 Summit being held here, Sept. 4 to 5, 2016.

"In the first session today, he is going to speak, but he will be a keynote speaker in the second session tomorrow," Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi said here, Sunday.

The summit is expected to yield a joint communique concerning the previous summit, 36 agreed documents and five ministerial statements.

The theme of the 11th Summit of G20 is "Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy".

Leaders from G20 member-states, guest countries, and heads of international organizations are attending it.

Earlier, on Sunday, President Jokowi visited the Research and Development (R&D) Office of leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solution provider Huawei in Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province.

The Head of State and Chairwoman of Huawei Technologies Sun Yafang explored further cooperation between Indonesia and Huawei.

Minister Retno Marsudi, who accompanied President Jokowi during the visit to the Huawei office, said Indonesia proposed cooperation in vocational education in Hauweis research centers in China as well as in Europe and the United States.

"Huwei has also established cooperation in transfer of technology with six major universities in Indonesia," she said.

The government and Huawei will also forge cooperation in the implementation of the Asian Games 2018 to be held in Jakarta and Palembang, South Sumatra Province.

During the visit to the R&D office, Jokowi was accompanied Minister Retno Marsudi, Communication and Informatics Minister Rudiantara, Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung.

Huawei in a press statement said the company is committed to supporting the development of information and communication technology industry in Indonesia.

The company is also ready to assist the Indonesian government in realizing the digitization program by using its latest technology and global experiences.

President Jokowi and entourage that includes Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, left Jakarta on Friday morning for China to attend the 11th G20 Summit Conference.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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