20.10.2014 - 08:33 [ U.S. Außenministerium (State Department) ]

Remarks on Secretary Kerry‘s Trip to Jakarta, Indonesia

MODERATOR: Okay. So for the purposes of the transcript, this is a background briefing to preview the Secretary’s trip to Jakarta, Indonesia, and to run through the bilats he’ll have while he’s there. With that, want to give a quick overview?

SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: Yeah, all right. Well, thanks very much. The Secretary is heading up a high-level presidential delegation to the inauguration of the new Indonesian President, Joko Widodo. That is a reflection of the tremendous importance of Indonesia as a major emerging power, as the third-largest democracy, the largest democratic Muslim majority – in fact, the largest Muslim-majority country.