The Indonesian ambassador was on his flight to Peru to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit.
This Acapulcos international airport is the last transit point of the special aircraft bringing Kalla and his entourage on their flight to Lima, the capital city of Peru.
Prior to their arrival in the Mexican city for refueling, the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 2 presidential plane had made transit at Guam and Hawaiis airports for refueling.
After being at the General Juan N. 'lvarez International Airport for two hours, the BBJ-2 airplane took off for Lima at 11.37 pm local time. Kalla is scheduled to arrive at Limas airport on Friday morning at 05.44 am local time.
Kalla will be in Lima to attend the APEC summit and its related meetings from November 17 to 25, 2016.
Members of the entourage include his spouse Mufidah Jusuf Kalla, Industry Minister Airlangga Hartato, Head of the Vice Presidential Secretariat Mohamad Oemar, Special Staff of the Vice President in charge of Infrastructure and Investment Muhammad Abduh, and member of the Vice Presidents Expert Team Sofjan Wanandi.
Prior to the APEC Summit, Kalla will hold a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter ONeill.
On Saturday, Kalla will attend the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Dialogue, and Second Informal Dialogue with the Pacific Alliance, and will hold an informal dialogue with the CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg at Grand National Theater.
In the evening, he will join a banquet to be hosted by the President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
On Sunday, Kalla will participate in the 24th APECs Economic Leader Meeting (AELM) themed "Quality Growth and Human Capital Development: Foundations for Sustainable Growth in The Asia-Pacific."
He will also join the First APEC Leaders Retreat "Challenges to Free Trade and Investment in The Current Global Context," Second APEC Leaders Retreat "Food Security, Climate Change Adaptation and Access to Water," and "Integrating The Asia-Pacific: Towards A Real and Functional Connectivity in The Region," and finally the adoption of The 24th APEC Leaders Declaration.
"The 2016 APEC Leaders Summit will contribute to strengthening the relationship between Peru and Asia and discussing the global economic situation," Kuczynski said recently.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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