Alatas to visit Cuba and Venezuela<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas will
\nvisit Venezuela and Cuba en route to New York to attend the 52nd
\nUnited Nations General Assembly meeting.<\/p>\n
Alatas is scheduled to arrive in Caracas on Sept. 15. There he
\nwill sign a cooperation agreement between the national news
\nagency Antara and the Venezuelan news agency Venpres.<\/p>\n
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Burelli Rivas visited
\nIndonesia on Feb. 27.<\/p>\n
During the three-day visit, Alatas will discuss the prospect
\nof bilateral ties with Venezuelan high-ranking officials,
\nbusinesspeople, diplomats, non-governmental organizations, the
\npress and academicians.<\/p>\n
He will also explain Indonesia's position on the East Timor
\nissue.<\/p>\n
Alatas will arrive in Havana for a two-day visit on Sept. 18.
\nThe visit to Cuba reciprocates the visit by Cuban Foreign
\nMinister Roberto Robaina to Indonesia last year.<\/p>\n
In Havana, the Indonesian foreign minister will also sign a
\ncooperation agreement between Antara and Cuba's Prensa Latina.<\/p>\n
He will also lead the first meeting of the Indonesia-Cuba
\nJoint Commission.<\/p>\n
After his brief stop in the two Latin-American countries,
\nAlatas will then fly to New York.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in Guetemala City, Indonesia's permanent
\nrepresentative to the UN, Makarim Wibisono, who is also
\naccredited to Guetemala, submitted on Thursday his credentials to
\nGuatemalan President Alvaro Arzu Irigoyen.<\/p>\n
During the ceremony Makarim and President Alvaro exchanged
\nviews on several matters.<\/p>\n
The Guatemalan president, in his capacity as leader of the
\nCentral American Summit, also expressed willingness to convey
\npositive and constructive views on the East Timor problem to
\nCentral American leaders.<\/p>\n
The Central American leaders will gather at a summit meeting
\nheld in El Salvador today. (10)<\/p>",
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