CSIS seminar to review Aussie-RI ties<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Center for Strategic and International
\nStudies (CSIS) will host a seminar here beginning tomorrow to
\nreview the state of relations between Indonesia and Australia.<\/p>\n
The four-day conference, to be divided between Jakarta and
\nSurabaya, will focus on strategic, economic and political
\ninterests between the two countries, CSIS Vice Chairman Hari Tjan
\nSilalahi told reporters yesterday.<\/p>\n
The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP) of the
\nUniversity of Sydney will co-sponsor the meeting.<\/p>\n
Australian foreign minister, Gareth Evans, is scheduled to
\ngive a keynote address, and there will be a presentation on
\nbehalf of his Indonesian counterpart, Ali Alatas, who is still
\nrecovering after recent heart surgery in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Other speakers include CSIS Chairman Jusuf Wanandi, RIAP
\ndirector Tim McDonald and his deputy, Desmond Ball, Juwono
\nSudarsono of the University of Indonesia and CSIS chief economist
\nMari Pangestu.<\/p>\n
A closed forum in Surabaya beginning on Sunday will discuss
\nchanging Australian and Indonesian societies and the impact on
\nbilateral relations, both countries' experiences of economic
\nreform and deregulation, the role of the media, lessons from AFTA
\nand the ANZ-CER (Australia and New Zealand-Closer Economic
\nRelationships) and the future of Australia-Indonesia relations.<\/p>\n
During the conference, which is being held within the
\nframework of the Australia Today Indonesia 94 trade and cultural
\npromotion currently underway, an emphasis will be place on
\nobserving the sister-city relationship between various states in
\nAustralia and provinces in Indonesia. (pwn)<\/p>",
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