Facebook's CEO Visits Tanah Abang Market

Jakarta, Oct 13 (Antara) - Jakarta`s Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo offered Facebook`s CEO Mark Zuckerberg a tour of the Tanah Abang Market`s Block A in Central Jakarta on Monday. Tanah Abang is a famous wholesale market for textiles and clothing in Indonesia. Zuckerberg and Jokowi arrived at Tanah Abang at around 10:15 a.m. local time under strict security. According to Jokowi, he gave Zuckerberg a tour of the Tanah Abang Market to introduce the Facebook`s CEO to various small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Jakarta. After exploring the Block A of Tanah Abang Market, Zuckerberg and Jokowi left at 10:30 a.m. local time. Earlier in the morning, Zuckerberg and Jokowi had met at the City Hall to discuss the use of Facebook as a social media platform to promote and develop the SMEs in Indonesia. "During the meeting with Mark, we discussed the further use of Facebook," stated Jokowi. According to Jokowi, Zuckerberg also agreed to assist the government in promoting the SMEs in Indonesia through Facebook. "He (Zuckerberg) has agreed to help us," he noted. At the same time, Zuckerberg admitted that he had accepted Jokowi`s invitation to cooperate with the Indonesian government to develop the SMEs. "I am very enthusiastic to cooperate with Indonesia as there are tens of millions of Facebook users in this country. So, we can develop business and create many jobs," he emphasized. Zuckerberg expressed delight to visit Indonesia. "I am very proud to come to Indonesia, especially to Jakarta. Indonesia is a big and amazing country. I am really enjoying this visit," he revealed. Before visiting the capital city, Jakarta, on Sunday (Oct. 12), Zuckerberg also visited the Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, and some cultural heritage sites in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.