The cooked one, please.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stopped by to purchase boiled corn from a street vendor while returning back after inspecting a corn farm in Klamesen Sub-district, Sorong District, West Papua Province on Monday.

The head of state -- accompanied by Speaker of the House of Representatives Puan Maharani and Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo -- immediately tasted the snack as shown in a video uploaded by the Presidential Secretariat YouTube channel that was monitored here on Monday.

Standing beside him, the house speaker reviewed the cuisine. "The cooked one, please," she requested the seller to pick the best one for her.

Meanwhile, the president, dressed in Papuan traditional knitted bag known as ‘noken’, continued to savor the boiled corn he had bought.

President Jokowi is often known for his spontaneous acts during work visits.

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On Friday, he also stopped by to buy some ‘noken’ on Jalan Raya Hawai Sentani en route to the lodging after landing at Sentani Airport, Jayapura District, Papua Province, ahead of the opening of the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON).

Meanwhile, in addition to the visit to the corn farm, he reviewed the COVID-19 vaccination program at the Special Raider Infantry Battalion 762/VYS building, East Sorong Sub-district, Sorong City.

The visit was also attended by Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia; Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono; Military Secretary of the President Rear Marshall M. Tonny Harjono; Commander of the Presidential Security Guard Major General Tri Budi Utomo; Head of the Protocol, Press and Media Department at the Presidential Secretariat Bey Machmudin; and Special Staff of the President Billy Mambrasar.

Earlier, the head of state had embarked on a working visit to Papua Province to inaugurate several infrastructure, open the XX Papua PON, and review the region’s COVID-19 vaccination program.
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Translator: Indra Pribadi, Uyu Liman
Editor: Suharto
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