Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Jakarta yesterday afternoon on a three-day official visit to Indonesia to attend the Leaders’ Summit in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), reports UNB. During the visit, the prime minister will also hold bilateral meetings with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines VVIP flight (BG-1086), carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage, took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Jakarta at 8.55 am (BST) and landed at Halim Pardana Kusuma International Airport at 2:50 pm (local time).
Female Empowerment and Children Protection Minister Yohana Susana and Bangladesh Ambassador to Indonesia Major General Azmal Kabir received the Prime Minister at the airport.
After the warm reception, Sheikh Hasina went through a ceremonial motorcade to Hotel Shangri-La at Central Jakarta City, a special capital region of Jakarta, where she will be staying during her visit.
In the evening, the prime minister will attend the Leaders’ Welcoming Dinner at the Plenary Hall of Jakarta Convention Center (JCC).
On the second day on Tuesday, Hasina will join the opening ceremony at the Assembly Hall- 3 of the Jakarta Convention Centre.
She will later attend the opening session of the summit on ‘Adoption of the Agenda and Programme of Work’.
Hasina will then attend the general debate on ‘Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable, and Prosperous Indian Ocean Rim’ and deliver her statement in the event.
The Prime Minister will join the social lunch to be hosted for the heads of delegation, and then hold bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. She will hold another bilateral meeting with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. Hasina is also expected to join the closing ceremony of the summit. After concluding her three-day visit, Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to depart Halim Pardana Kusuma International Airport, Jakarta for Dhaka 10.30 am (local time) on Wednesday by a VVIP flight of Biman (BG1087). The Biman flight carrying the Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 2.40 pm (BST) the same day.