Downer to visit Jakarta<\/p>\n
CANBERRA (Reuters): Australian Foreign Minister Alexander
\nDowner visits Jakarta this weekend, with diplomats monitoring any
\npotential threat for Australians in Indonesia in the wake of its
\neconomic crisis, a government spokeswoman said yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"Certainly on the streets (in Indonesia) there is tension and
\nthere is an expectation that as the economic situation gets worse
\nthat problem may be exacerbated,\" Foreign Affairs and Trade
\ndepartment spokeswoman Sally Mansfield told Reuters.<\/p>\n
\"But it is not at the stage yet where we think Australians
\nought to be warned against traveling to Indonesia or that they
\nshould be told to leave if they are resident there,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Downer is to visit Jakarta from today to Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Australian Financial Review newspaper said yesterday the
\nAustralian government was making contingency plans to evacuate
\nAustralian citizens from Indonesia, fearing the breakdown of its
\neconomy could lead to serious unrest.<\/p>\n
Mansfield said all Australian embassies had security plans for
\nevacuation - including the use of charter flights or Royal
\nAustralian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft - if ever the need arose.<\/p>",
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