Jokowi City Planning Systems Adoption Will South Korea

VIVAnews - Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo met with the Ambassador of South Korea, Kim Yeong Seon at Jakarta City Hall, Friday, January 4, 2013. They discussed cooperation and transport infrastructure.

"The ambassador wanted to concretize cooperation was signed by Indonesia and Korea. Concentration there are two earlier, the Ciliwung restoration time," he said after the meeting Jokowi.

According Jokowi, restoration times Ciliwung began work this year. Dredging plan will be carried out starting from the Istiqlal Mosque to New Market area.
"April will begin. If the response is good, we continue on a larger project," he said.
Jokowi and South Korean Ambassador also discussed cooperation in the field of transportation. Told Jokowi, focused cooperation talks in the field is the development of rail transportation.
"They will give relief train from Jakarta to Depok or other places around Jakarta. I had to say we do not have too much to say, immediately implemented because it involves a lot of people," he said.
They discussed the layout of the city in South Korea have progressed considered. Jokowi claims will adopt a system of cities in South Korea.
"Yes, if what I saw in Korea it's the middle of the city's river diporselin. River Evenings can be used for roads. Kali can be given that the edges of wood to make a jogging track. Emulated nice why not? I was there was back and forth to treatment good, "he continued.
Korean Ambassador, Kim Yeong Seon, welcomed the collaboration. He admitted that he will continue to enhance cooperation relations between Seoul and Jakarta.
"Actually, to be implemented in several levels. Government then DKI Jakarta and Seoul," said Kim.
According to him, this January, exactly 40 years of bilateral relations between South Korea and Indonesia. South Korea will hold an event to celebrate the bilateral relations between the two countries. Kim will bring top artists South Korea.
"We will hold a concert on March 9 at the Bung Karno. So the Big Bang, Super Junior and 2 PM. Journalists please come we can celebrate together," he said. (Umi)
Sources: http://metro.news.viva.co.id/news/read/379483