JAKARTA: A tight schedule has been lined up for Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin during his three-day working visit to Indonesia beginning Tuesday.
According to the itinerary issued by the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra), Muhyiddin is expected to have a dinner with 400 Malaysians at Grand Hyatt Jakarta Hotel after his arrival on Tuesday afternoon.
The next morning, Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, will meet Indonesia’s Education and Culture Minister Anies Rasyid Baswedan and Research, Technology and Higher Education Minister Muhammad Nasir.
Muhyiddin is also scheduled to make a courtesy call on Indonesian President Joko Widodo before meeting his counterpart Jusuf Kalla and having a luncheon with the vice-president.
In the evening he will be meeting Malaysian businessmen.
On Thursday, Muhyiddin is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the Malaysia-Indonesia Clerics and Preachers Muzakarah (forum).
Themed 'Malaysia-Indonesia Unity In Tackling Extremism', it is expected to be attended by 60 clerics and preachers from both countries.
Two papers will be presented during the forum namely from Federal Territories Mufti Datuk Dr Zulkifli Muhammad Al-Bakri and Chairman of the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) Prof Dr Din Syamsuddin.
In the evening of the last day of his visit, Muhyiddin is scheduled to meet with Indonesian media editor-in-chiefs before returning home. --BERNAMA