Indonesia's President Widodo Talks Climate With Obama, But Visit Curtailed by Fires

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With smoke choking Indonesia's air, President Joko Widodo met President Barack Obama at the White House in a visit curtailed by forest fires that have focused attention on climate change.The blazes, which have spread thick haze over the Asian country, are forcing Widodo to shorten a trip that had been focused as much on investment as on the U.S.-Indonesia relationship. In addition to a ceremony Oct. 26 celebrating agreements with several U.S. companies at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Widodo had scheduled stops on the West Coast later in the week to meet with officials from Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc., according to Indonesian officials. He now plans to return home Oct. 27.