Informal meeting of top political leaders delayed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The planned meeting of the country's top
\npolitical leaders was delayed for an indefinite period on
\nWednesday, with President Abdurrahman Wahid expressing his lack
\nof awareness.<\/p>\n
Abdurrahman's close confidant and foreign minister Alwi Shihab
\nsaid the informal meeting was postponed after People's
\nConsultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais, who was among the
\ninvitees to the gathering, opted out due to a reported illness.<\/p>\n
Apart from Abdurrahman and Amien, Vice President Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri and House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung
\nwere expected to attend the meeting, scheduled to be held at the
\nCrown Plaza Hotel on Jl. Gatot Subroto near the Semanggi
\ncloverleaf bridge.<\/p>\n
Akbar was originally named the host of Wednesday's event, the
\nfollow-up to a previous meeting between Abdurrahman, Akbar and
\nAmien at the same hotel last Thursday.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the second meeting, Abdurrahman simply said he
\nwas reluctant to attend due to disagreement in political vision
\namong the top leaders. "All are Muslims but differ in political
\ninterests. That's why we cannot come together," Abdurrahman said
\nwhile attending the issuing of a declaration by the Indonesian
\nConference for Religion and Peace (KAPI) at Wisma Antara in
\nCentral Jakarta. (byg)<\/p>",
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