REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AND PRESIDENT WIDODO OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AFTER
BILATERAL MEETING
PRESIDENT
OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Selamat siang. It is a great pleasure to
welcome President Widodo to the Oval Office, along with his delegation. And it is a useful occasion for us to
emphasize the strength of the bilateral relationship between two of the world’s
largest democracies.
Obviously I
have a very personal interest in Indonesia given the fact that I spent time
there as a child and have relatives who are Indonesian. But what is also true is that our partnership
is very much in the interests of the United States, given Indonesia’s large
population, its leadership in the region, its democratic traditions, the fact
that it is a large Muslim country with a tradition of tolerance and moderation,
and its role in trade and commerce and economic development. The United States has a great interest in
being a partner with Indonesia, and I think our meeting today helped to
emphasize the nature of what we believe is a key strategic partnership.
During the
course of this meeting I complimented the President on a number of the reforms
that he’s initiated, and we discussed how we could continue to strengthen the
trade, investment, and commercial relationships between our two countries,
including the President’s interest in expanding the digital economy in
Indonesia in a way that would alleviate poverty and empower millions of people
in that country.
We had an
opportunity to discuss our security cooperation, including in the maritime
area, helping Indonesia modernize its naval capabilities. And we discussed the importance of working
through channels like ASEAN and the East Asia Forum to encourage a continuing
strengthening of rules and a international order governing the behavior of
nations in the maritime area.
We talked
about our cooperation in the counterterrorism area. Indonesia has been a very important
partner. And we are continuing to work
together not just on the security elements of counterterrorism, but also
countering the message that comes from organizations like ISIL. And Indonesia I think is uniquely position to
be able to help spread a message of peace and cooperation and modernity within
the Muslim world.
And we
discussed a range of global issues, because Indonesia, as a member of the G20,
is not only a regional leader but also a global leader. So we discussed the joint work we're doing on
issues like global health security and making sure that we have public health
systems in place to prevent future pandemic.
Indonesia has been a leader on the Open Government Forum
and transparency and rooting out corruption.
And one of the main topics we discussed was the issue of climate change
and why it’s so important that large countries like ours work together to
arrive at the strongest possible set of targets and international agreements
when we arrive in Paris just a little over a month from now.
So whether
it’s helping Indonesia deal with the current difficulties surrounding peat
fires, or it is encouraging ongoing student exchanges between our two
countries, this meeting I think signifies our taking this partnership to the
next level.
I think that, Mr. President, you are moving Indonesia in
the right direction. We want to be a
partner with you. And please know that
the friendship that the United States feels towards Indonesia is not just an
issue of strategic interest but also represents the strong people-to-people
ties between Americans and Indonesians.
And we want to welcome you and wish you well, and look forward to our
continued partnership.
PRESIDENT
WIDODO: (As interpreted.) First of all, I wish to thank President Obama
for his warm welcome and the hospitality extended to myself and my
delegation. I wish to also welcome the
strategic partnership as a symbol of the enhancement of the bilateral
cooperation between Indonesia and the United States.
Indonesia is
the biggest Muslim country in the world.
Indonesia is also the third-largest democracy in the world.
Islam in
Indonesia is moderate, modern, and tolerant.
We believe that Islam in Indonesia plays a significant role in
maintaining democracy and pluralism, as well as fighting radicalism and
terrorism.
Indonesia is
an open economy, and with the 250 million population we are the largest economy
in Southeast Asia. And Indonesia intends
to join the TPP.
Indonesia is
also a country with enormous digital economy potential in the world. I have set a target to make digital economy
as one of the top priorities in the future economic development of
Indonesia. And in our discussion just
now, I’ve also invited the United States to work together in this field.
We’ve had a
thorough discussion with President Obama on the issue of climate change. We also agreed to work together in addressing
this issue for the sake of our future generations. Especially in Indonesia, we have a big
challenge right now. We have peat fires,
and the efforts to extinguish it is quite challenging.
President
Obama and I committed to strengthening and expanding the relationship between
Indonesia and the United States.
Thank you.
PRESIDENT
OBAMA: Terima kasih
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