Thai Ambassador to Indonesia Thanati Upatising met with the Governor of Jakarta City Hall Joko Widodo in Jakarta, Friday (11/01/2013). During the meeting, both sides discussed the issues of transportation.

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Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo received a visit from the Ambassador of Thailand Thanati Upatising, at City Hall, Jakarta, Friday (11/01/2013). Upatising visit was to share the problems of transportation in the city of Bangkok. picture by kompas.com

Thai Ambassador to Indonesia Thanati Upatising met with the Governor of Jakarta City Hall Joko Widodo in Jakarta, Friday (11/01/2013). During the meeting, both sides discussed the issues of transportation.



"Learned a lot from Thailand and Bangkok yes, especially in the transportation problem, because it is better mass transportation and had a story about the failure of the odd-even," said Jokowi at City Hall on Friday afternoon.

In addition to discussing the problem of mass transportation, Jokowi also learn from the success of Bangkok in breaking down bottlenecks. Congestion in Bangkok is not resolved 100 percent, but the local government managed to reduce the number of points assessed congestion in the capital of Thailand.

Jokowi also requested implementation experiences vehicular traffic restrictions based on odd-even numbers by the Government of Thailand. According Upatising, in a lot of native people's experiences change their number plates. The policy also resulted Bangkok residents more willing to increase the number of vehicles.

In addition to some of the above policy, Jokowi will also mimic other transportation policies to parse jam with some of the policy process, such as the application of high parking tax. "Yeah, I guess it's the same transportation problems. Pathways to mass transit, and then try to politics. Policies that odd-even, and high parking tax. There are also several areas in Bangkok wear line and the bike path," said Jokowi.

Prior to the visit the Ambassador of Thailand to Indonesia, Jokowi also received the visit of the ambassadors of foreign countries, including the Ambassador of Malaysia, Palestine, and South Korea. When met Malaysian Ambassador Datuk Syed Hassan Syed Munshe Afdzaruddin, Jokowi discuss cooperation and cultural tourism, such as Monas Jakarnaval and Performing Art. When met Palestinian Ambassador Fariz Mehdawi, Jokowi with Fariz discuss cooperation capacity building in the form of student exchange between Jakarta and the capital city of Palestine, Jerusalem.

Meanwhile, on receiving the South Korean ambassador Kim Yeong Seon, Seon Jokowi joint cooperation agreement in the field of restoration and repair Ciliwung river transport, especially trains. Together with Brunei Ambassador Dato Paduka Hj Mahmud Saidin, Jokowi discussed cooperation in the field of tourism. U.S. Ambassador Scott Marciel also visited Jokowi for environmental cooperation.