Jakarta prepared for IPU meeting<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The capital is set to host the 104th conference
\nof the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) and all of the detailed
\npreparations have been concluded ahead of the Oct. 15-21
\nmeeting, an official said.<\/p>\n
Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Abdul Kahfi said
\nthe Jakarta administration with the help of the police would do
\nits best to create a favorable security environment here to
\nwelcome and serve all of the participants from the union's 139
\ncountries.<\/p>\n
\"We hope that some 1,700 to 2,000 parliamentarians will see
\nJakarta as a safe place and that the situation here is not as bad
\nas the images reported over the last few weeks,\" Kahfi told
\nreporters on Friday after attending a meeting at his office on
\nthe preparations for the meeting with officials from the other
\nagencies involved.<\/p>\n
\"Hopefully, after their visit here the participants in the
\nupcoming meeting will inform people in their respective countries
\nthat the Indonesian capital is a good place,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Organized by the House of Representatives, the 11-day IPU
\nconference is to be held at the Jakarta Convention Center in
\nSenayan, Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Kahfi said most of the activities for the conference
\nparticipants would be arranged and financed by the House.<\/p>\n
The city administration has only been assigned to help
\nbeautify the capital, including the erection of decorative street
\nlights and welcoming banners.<\/p>\n
The city administration will also host a Betawi-style dinner
\nfor the participants on Oct. 20, he said. (dja)<\/p>",
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