The president and entourage including First Lady Ani Yudhoyono arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in East Jakarta by a special presidential plane at 02.30 p.m. after a one-hour flight from Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands.
Yudhoyono was in Riau Islands for two days during which he handed assistance to Tanjungpinang residents. The aid was in the form of smallholder business credit, social aid and national program for community empowerment (PNMN) aid.
While in Riau Islands, the head of state also visited Lagoi, Bintan district, to inaugurate Pesona Lagoi Bintan integrated economic zone.
The president arrived in Tanjungpinang on Friday (Feb 25) after a two-day state visit to Brunei Darussalam where he met with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
During the visit, both countries agreed to establish cooperation in various fields including defense, industry, trade, and manpower.
The president was during his state visit in Brunei Darussalam accompanied by Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, Education Minister M Nuh, Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar, Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Darwin Saleh.(*)
Editor: Ruslan Burhani
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