Deputy PM Lee meets Hamzah Haz<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Visiting Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien
\nLoong held a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Vice
\nPresident Hamzah Haz on Tuesday to discuss the latest
\ndevelopments in Indonesia ahead of the elections.<\/p>\n
According to Hamzah, Lee asked about security and economic
\nconditions in Indonesia over the past few years.<\/p>\n
\"I told the deputy prime minister that the elections will give
\nstrong legitimacy to the next administration as the president
\nwill be elected directly by the people,\" Hamzah said.<\/p>\n
Lee is in Jakarta for a three-day visit and had met President
\nMegawati Soekarnoputri on Monday, where he stressed that
\nIndonesia was an important neighbor for the city state.<\/p>\n
Later on Tuesday, Lee did not attend a meeting with Indonesian
\nMuslim leaders because Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Chairman Hasyim
\nMuzadi failed to show up at the meeting.<\/p>\n
Lee held a closed-door meeting, instead, with Muhammadiyah
\nChairman Syafii Ma'arif, as he was the only participant that
\nmanaged to fulfill the invitation.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Lee is slated to meet People's Consultative
\nAssembly Speaker Amien Rais. -- JP<\/p>",
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