Jakarta Globe, Novy Lumanauw, Feb 08, 2015
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| Indonesian President Joko Widodo and the King of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah inspect a royal honour guard in Brunei. (AFP Photo) |
Jakarta.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been awarded with one of Brunei’s highest
honorary titles during a two-day state visit to the Southeast Asian nation.
Joko was
given the award, named the Most Esteemed Family Order Laila Utama, by Brunei’s
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Saturday night.
“It is an
honor for me to be awarded the highest honorary title by Brunei Darussalam,”
Joko said, as quoted by the cabinet secretary’s official website.
The
president was in Brunei as part of a three-nation tour, which saw him touch
down in Malaysia earlier in the week. He arrived in the Philippines on Sunday
and will meet Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Monday.
During the
visit Joko emphasized the importance of the two country’s bilateral relationship
and said it was the most stable among other Southeast Asian nations.
Sultan
Hassanal Bolkiah asked Joko to consider opening a direct flight from Jakarta to
Brunei’s capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.
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