Pertemuan Bilateral pada Kunjungan Kenegaraan Presiden Republik Demokratik Timor Leste José Ramos Horta
Presiden Republik Indonesia:
Sekali lagi, selamat datang di Indonesia, Presiden Ramos-Horta dan delegasi. Merupakan kehormatan bagi Indonesia menerima kunjungan luar negeri pertama Presiden Ramos-Horta. Dalam pertemuan pleno ini, secara khusus saya ingin membahas penguatan kerja sama bilateral khusus, khususnya di bidang ekonomi. Beberapa isu kawasan juga akan saya singgung secara singkat dalam pertemuan ini. Sebelum saya lanjutkan, saya persilakan Presiden Ramos-Horta untuk menyampaikan sambutan pembuka.
Presiden Republik Demokratik Timor-Leste:
Thank you, Excellency.
Enormous pleasure privilege to visit Indonesia during your presidency. I have been to Indonesia numerous, numerous occasions, the first time ever was in 1974, where I met with Pak Malik. At that time, there were only two big Indonesian hotels, one…oh, three: Hotel Indonesia, Kartika Plaza, and Kartika Chandra. I did not stay in any hotels, I stayed in some losmen and sometimes I traveled in Jakarta by becak. And I knew Gubernur El Tari very well, way back then. He was a good friend, so great. Some or first book I read about Indonesia was by Bung Karno. I am a big fan of Bung Karno.