The Jakarta Council (DPRD) Chairperson Prasetio Edi Marsudi and Deputy Chairperson Rani Mauliani congratulated the 495th anniversary of Jakarta. Both of them hoped that all parties can collaborate to face the challenges of Jakarta in the future.

Jakarta DPRD Chairperson Prasetio Edi Marsudi said that Jakarta had faced many challenges so far. Those challenges had given lessons for Jakarta to achieve its current form.

"Jakarta is our city where we live. Let's work together to face various challenges and maintain Jakarta as a megapolitan city," he asserted, Wednesday (6/22).

Meanwhile, Jakarta DPRD Deputy Chairperson Rani Mauliani conveyed that developments in Jakarta should be improved with innovations.

In the future, she assessed, Jakarta would face challenges related to the state capital relocation plan. Although, she believed that Jakarta would remain a business center and popular among other cities in Indonesia.

"Jakarta must grow faster with innovations to become an advanced city for the good of all of us," she mentioned.