Bold new ventures spring forth

Bilateral relations: Jokowi and Raisi being greeted at the presidential palace in Bogor. Raisi is visiting at Jokowi’s invitation as Indonesia aims to speed up its post-pandemic recovery by increasing its exports. — AFP

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met his Indonesian counterpart Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during a two-day trip aiming to strengthen economic ties between the Muslim-majority nations amid heightened global geopolitical tensions.

Jokowi hosted Raisi at a ceremony in the colonial-style presidential palace in Bogor, just outside the capital Jakarta, yesterday.