Foreign Ambassadors Complained Jakarta Congestion
Reported by Rudi Hermawan | Translated by Anisah Mardhatilla
Jakarta Governor, Joko Widodo, held a meeting with a number of ambassadors from Asia, Europe, Africa and USA. Jokowi underlined that the meeting is just a usual meeting in a series of 2014 Diplomatic Corps Gathering event. The meeting talked about the congestion in the city.
They (the ambassadors) were complaining about congestion because their houses are in Jakarta
“They (the ambassadors) were complaining about congestion because their houses are in Jakarta,” explained Jokowi in a restaurant in Menteng, Central Jakarta, Monday (5/12).
This former of Solo Mayor promised to overcome the congestion in the capital city. Moreover, the Jakarta Provincial Government is currently improving public transportation, such as developing Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), increasing TransJakarta buses and its corridors, and developing monorail to solve the congestion in the city.
City to Establish Cooperation with Kazakhstan“Wait 5 until 6 years,” Jokowi stated
The meeting was attended by ambassadors of Australia, Greece, Japan, Singapore, Nigeria, Swiss, Belgium, Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Serbia, Africa, Italy, Laos, and England.
Diplomatic Corps Gathering is an annual event held to facilitate communication and coordination between Jakarta Provincial Government with foreign country representatives and international organizations.
