Mt. Merapi eruptions have reunited President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his former vice president Jusuf Kalla, who now chairs the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI).
Their close encounter took place at the Yogyakarta state palace on Saturday when they attended a meeting to discuss concerted efforts to mitigate the impacts of the volcano’s eruptions on the people as the disaster has killed more than 100 people and displaced over 200,000 others.
Also seen in the meeting were National Disaster Mitigation Agency chief Syamsul Maarif and other government officials, kompas.com reported.
“You seem to have already worn your battle suit,” Yudhoyono told Kalla, who was wearing his PMI uniform.
The two were involved in a conversation as if nothing had changed since they parted ways ahead of the 2009 presidential election.
"Have you visited the disaster zone?” asked Yudhoyono.
Kalla explained he had toured regions in Yogyakarta and Central Java which were affected by the volcanic explosions.
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