President to leave for Indonesia, Singapore on 13-day visit Monday

 
President Mohammed Shahabuddin will leave Dhaka for Jakarta on Monday to join the 43rd 'ASEAN Summit' and 18th 'East Asia Summit' to be held from September 5-7.From Indonesian's capital Jakarta, the Head of the State would go to Singapore for health cheek up on September 8, BSS reports.

"A VVIP aircraft (BG 1910) of Bangladesh Biman Airlines, carrying the President along with his spouse Prof Dr Rebecca Sultana and other entourages, is scheduled to depart the Hazrat Shahjalal (R.) International Airport (HSIA) at noon on Monday and will land at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), Jakarta at 1815 hrs on the day," President's press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS on Saturday.

Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee for Autism and Neurodevelopment Disorders Saima Wazed Hossain and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will also accompany the President during the visit.

At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Indonesia and ASEAN Chair for 2023 Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, the Bangabhaban spokesman said the President will attend the 43rd ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit and 18th East Asia Summit at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on September 5-7.

The President will deliver the concluding speech on "Strengthening Regional Architecture to Support the Epicentrum of Growth from the Perspective of IORA" as the "Guest of Chair" there. Besides, the President will hold separate bilateral meetings with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo and some other state leaders of Thailand, Malaysia and Timor-Leste.

On September 6, the President will attend a 'Gala Dinner' to be hosted by Indonesian president Jokowi at Hutan Kota Gelora Bung Karno. The Indonesian president is scheduled to lead about 12 meetings during the summit, whether conference or non-conference meetings. Later, Indonesian President will also chair the 18th East Asia Summit (EAS), which consists of 18 members, including the 10 ASEAN countries, the United States, the Russian Federation, New Zealand, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and India, according to ASEAN secretariat.

The 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta will discuss the development and strengthening of ASEAN cooperation with external partners. In addition, it is expected that the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta will also produce several important agreements, such as agreements related to ASEAN infrastructure strengthening, food security, blue economy, and green economy, as well as the digital economy and payment ecosystem.

Meanwhile, winding up the 43rd ASEAN Summit and 18th East Asia Summit, President Shahabuddin along with his spouse Prof Dr Rebecca Sultana will leave Jakarta for Singapore for health cheek up.

The President is expected to return home from Singapore by an aircraft (BG-585) of Bangladesh Biman Airlines on September 16 evening, reads the programme schedule.