Ali Alatas to meet Kofi Annan<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas will, in
\nhis capacity as new chairman of Group-77, meet with United
\nNations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at UN headquarters in New
\nYork in the second week of this month.<\/p>\n
\"The foreign minister will meet Kofi Annan in his capacity as
\nthe new chairman of Group-77,\" Indonesia's permanent
\nrepresentative at the United Nations, Ambassador Makarim
\nWibisono, was quoted by Antara as saying in New York Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Indonesia succeeded Tanzania as head of the group of 133
\ndeveloping countries in 1998 but Tanzanian Foreign Minister J.
\nKikwettea is scheduled to hand over the chairmanship to his
\nIndonesian counterpart on Jan. 12, 1998.<\/p>\n
Indonesia was unanimously elected to head the group at the
\n21st ministerial meeting in New York on Sept. 26, 1997.<\/p>\n
The chairman of the group is elected by turn every year from
\nthe member countries of Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America and
\nthe Caribbean.<\/p>\n
Unlike the Non-Aligned Movement, which is more of a political
\ngrouping, Group-77 is an instrument for negotiation. The former
\nis more concerned with political affairs, the latter with
\neconomic, financial and development matters.<\/p>\n
NAM and Group-77 have a joint instrument called the Joint
\nCoordinating Committee for regular consultations to prevent the
\noverlapping of tasks and assignments.<\/p>\n
According to Makarim, Alatas was also slated to meet the
\npresident of the United Nations General Assembly, Hennadiy
\nUdovenko of the Ukraine.<\/p>\n
While in New York, Alatas will inaugurate the Indonesian
\nPermanent Representative office building in New York which has
\nbeen renovated.<\/p>\n
The plan to expand the building was drawn up in Oct. 1995, but
\nthe actual work did not begin until July 14, 1996. (swe)<\/p>",
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