Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-nation tour, flew kites with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday during a kite exhibition in the country’s capital Jakarta.
PM @narendramodi and #IndonesianPresident #JokoWidodo fly kites at a Kite exhibition in #Jakarta pic.twitter.com/9HeJ9MOJX0
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PM Modi also visited the city’s Istiqlal Mosque, which is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, and also Paying homage to martyrs of Indonesian independence struggle.
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Prime Minister began his first official engagement in Indonesia by laying a wreath at the Kalibata National Heroes Cemetery. Earlier on Tuesday evening, the Prime Minister arrived in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, in a joint statement issued by Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister Narendra Modi both countries had reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring respect for “sovereignty and territorial integrity, international law, in particular UNCLOS, freedom of navigation and over-flight, sustainable development and an open, free, fair and mutually beneficial trade and investment system.”