Indonesia's Jokowi meets Tesla's Musk after nickel talks

Jokowi travelled from Washington to meet Musk at the SpaceX launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. PHOTO: JOKO WIDODO/TWITTER via The Straits Times/ANN

JAKARTA, May 15 (Reuters): Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Saturday evening (May 14) in Texas to discuss potential investments and technology, Indonesia's government said in a statement.

The meeting between Musk and Widodo, better known as Jokowi, came after a round of working-level discussions on a potential investment in Indonesia's nickel industry and supply of batteries for electric vehicles, Indonesian officials told Reuters.