Dutch King Willem-Alexander Arrives in Indonesia

Jakarta: Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima today arrived in Jakarta for the four-day state visit to Indonesia.
 
"King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were welcomed with a wreath and flowers on the airport in Jakarta for the state visit to the Republic of Indonesia. #NLIndonesia," the Dutch Embassy in Indonesia stated on its official twitter page on Monday, March 9, 2020.
 
On Tuesday morning, The King and Queen will start their state visit in Jakarta by laying a wreath at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery to honour the war dead, especially  those who fell during the Indonesian War of Independence (1945-1949). This will be followed by an official welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Bogor where President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his wife Iriana will receive the King and Queen. This audience will be followed by a meeting of the Indonesian and Dutch delegations.  

In the afternoon King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will lay a wreath at Menteng Pulo Cemetery, the resting place of almost 4,300 Dutch soldiers who died during the Second World War and the Indonesian War of Independence. In the evening the King and Queen will meet the members of the trade mission and will be present at the signing of various partnership agreements between Indonesian and Dutch businesses. The day will end with a reception for the Dutch community.
 
On Wednesday, The delegation will then travel to Yogyakarta where they will be received by the Sultan of Yogyakarta in his palace Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. In the evening, they will visit the temple complex of Prambanan, the largest Hindu Javanese temple complex in Indonesia. They will speak with various religious leaders about their efforts to promote religious tolerance in Indonesia and the wider region. 
 
The third day of the state visit will take place on Kalimantan and one of the themes will be nature conservation. In Sebangau National Park, the King and Queen will visit a research centre situated in the middle of a peat swamp forest. In the afternoon they will visit the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue Centre.
 
On the final day of the state visit King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will travel to Lake Toba, where the focus will be on ecotourism and water quality. They will start by visiting a traditional Batak village where they will hear about the history of the region and future developments. They then will travel by boat to Samosir Island in the middle of the lake, where they will visit Silima Lombu ecovillage, built to show the local community the potential of sustainable tourism and small-scale organic farming.
 
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