Jokowi wants to link successor to key partners: Luhut

Luhut Panjaitan (right) salutes the newly-inaugurated Army Chief Gen Maruli Simanjuntak who is also his son-in-law during Maruli's swearing-in ceremony in Jakarta in November in what was Luhut's first public appearance since his extended sick leave. - AP

JAKARTA: A senior minister and close confidant of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has said that the incumbent is keen to have his eventual successor link up with key international partners who have helped fund the nation’s development.

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Christmas Eve that Jokowi did not want his successor to waste time building personal relationships with world leaders from scratch.