German President here to boost bilateral ties<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): German President Johannes Rau and his wife
\nChristina arrived here on Monday for a five-day visit to
\nstrengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n
Rau arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma airport at around 3:30 p.m.
\nonboard a special flight and was welcomed by President
\nAbdurrahman Wahid and several Cabinet ministers.<\/p>\n
Rau was scheduled to meet with Vice President Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri before attending a state dinner at the Merdeka
\nPalace later on Monday evening.<\/p>\n
Rau, on Tuesday, is scheduled to hold talks with Abdurrahman,
\nchairman of the People's Consultative Assembly Amien Rais and
\nHouse of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Rau will leave for Yogyakarta to visit a local
\nIslamic boarding school and Borobudur temple.<\/p>\n
He will then fly to the North Sumatran capital, Medan, on
\nThursday to meet with church leaders and then go to Nommensen
\nUniversity.<\/p>\n
Rau is scheduled to leave for Germany on Friday.<\/p>\n
Karl Carstens was the last German President to visit Indonesia
\nin 1984.<\/p>\n
Germany is Indonesia's sixth leading trade partner worldwide
\nafter Japan, the U.S., Singapore, the Netherlands and Australia.<\/p>\n
At present, about 160 German companies are represented in
\nIndonesia in the sectors of mechanical engineering, medical
\ntechnology and infrastructure.<\/p>\n
The main German imports from Indonesia are clothing,
\nagricultural produce and electro-technical products. Germany's
\nmain exports to Indonesia include machinery, electronic and
\nchemical products.<\/p>\n
Rau became the third foreign top state official to visit
\nIndonesia this year after Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari
\nVajpayee and Brazilian President Fernando Hendrique Cardoso.
\n(byg)<\/p>",
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