President Moon Jae-in (let) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo try on some traditional batik Indonesian shirts at a shop at the Bogor Trade Mall in Jakarta on Nov. 9.

By Yoon Sojung
Facebook channel of Cheong Wa Dae

President Moon Jae-in has shared his friendship with Indonesian President Joko Widodo while conducting his official state visit to Indonesia.

President Moon visited a shopping mall in Jarkarta on Nov. 9 upon the suggestion of his Indonesian counterpart. Earlier in the day, the two leaders held a bilateral Korea-Indonesia summit.

The Bogor Trade Mall shopping center, about 1 km from the Bogor Palace, was their destination. It`s a shopping center where many local residents go to get reasonably priced goods and household staples. President Widodo visited there last year.

Their surprise visit was like a long awaited meeting between two old friends, as both their humility and friendship came to light. The two leaders got to the mall in an electric cart that the Indonesian president drove himself.

President Widodo asked President Moon to select a traditional batik shirt. Both leaders tried on some batik shirts while smiling.

After trying the batik shirts, they took off their suit jackets and drank some Indonesian beverages while meeting with local residents.

First lady Kim Jung-sook meets with students in the taekwondo club at the Al Ashriyyah Nurul Iman Islamic Boarding School, in Bogor, Indonesia, on Nov. 9.

Meanwhile, first lady Kim Jung-sook visited the Al Ashriyyah Nurul Iman Islamic Boarding School to visit the students` taekwondo club.

After enjoying a taekwondo demonstration, she thanked the students for their performance. She said, “Korea and Indonesia have become one through taekwondo, and that has allowed me to meet all of you here today.”

“You are the future of Indonesia,” said the first lady.

“I will do my best so that the future of Indonesia and Korea can become closer, thanks to you,” she said.

President Moon Jae-in (right) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo enjoy an Indonesian beverage together, at the Bogor Trade Mall in Jakarta on Nov. 9.

President Moon Jae-in and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are greeted by the crowds during their visit to the Bogor Trade Mall in Jakarta on Nov. 9.

First lady Kim Jung-sook is greeted by students at the Al Ashriyyah Nurul Iman Islamic Boarding School in Bogor, Indonesia, on Nov. 9.

First lady Kim Jung-sook and students in the taekwondo club at the Al Ashriyyah Nurul Iman Islamic Boarding School call out, `We love taekwondo,` together while posing for a group photo, in Indonesia on Nov. 9.

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