Jakarta, Feb. 1 -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed that he might hold a meeting with Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD in Jakarta on Thursday afternoon in response to the latter's resignation request.

"I might meet with Mr. Mahfud later in the afternoon," the president remarked on the sidelines of his visit to a market to inspect the prices of staple goods in Wonogiri, Central Java Province, on Thursday, as monitored online from Jakarta.

The meeting is being prepared following the plan to resign revealed by Mahfud, who is running as a vice presidential candidate in the upcoming presidential election.

Jokowi said he respects the coordinating minister's decision to step down from the cabin...