Indonesia Prepares for New President Inauguration as Foreign Dignitaries Begin Arriving in Jakarta

 Laos Vice President Pany Yathotou arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 ahead of the inauguration of President and Vice President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka at the DPR/MPR building on Sunday. (Presidential Press Secretariat Office)

Jakarta. Laos Vice President Pany Yathotou was among the first foreign dignitaries to arrive for the inauguration of President and Vice President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka at the DPR/MPR building on Sunday.

Pany arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Saturday at approximately 11:30 a.m. local time, where she was warmly welcomed by Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno.

During a brief welcoming ceremony, both national anthems were played, and Sandiaga Uno greeted Pany before escorting her to her vehicle for departure from the airport.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier also arrived on Saturday, welcomed by Spatial Planning Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY).