<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>President Md Shahabuddin will visit Indonesia to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit to be held in Jakarta Convention Center on September 5-7.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen briefed the media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday regarding President Shahabuddin's engagements in Jakarta.</div><div><br></div><div>Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has invited Bangladesh as chair of Indian Ocean Rim Association.</div><div><br></div><div>Foreign Minister Momen will accompany the President during the visit.</div><div><br></div><div>There will be a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh and Indonesia at the president-level, said the Foreign Minister, adding that two MoUs on cooperation in the areas of energy and health could be signed.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh is the current president of IORA.</div><div><br></div><div>Indonesian President Joko Widodo will chair 12 meetings during the 43rd ASEAN Summit.</div><div><br></div><div>The series of the 43rd ASEAN Summit will be held in plenary and retreat formats, including the 26th ASEAN-China Summit, the 24th ASEAN-the Republic of Korea (ROK) Summit, the 26th ASEAN-Japan Summit, the 11th ASEAN-U.S. Summit, the ASEAN-Canada Summit, the 26th ASEAN Plus Three Summit, the 20th ASEAN-India Summit, the 3rd ASEAN-Australia Summit, the 18th East Asia Summit, and 13th ASEAN-the United Nations Summit.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, East Asia Summit and ASEAN Plus Three Summit will be held on September 7.</div><div><br></div><div>A number of bilateral meetings between ASEAN leaders will also be held on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>