Polish president to arrive today, expected to improve ties with RI<\/p>\n
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski is slated to arrive here
\non Tuesday for a three-day state visit accompanied by a group of
\nbusinessman to improve trade ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n
The President is expected to hold bilateral talks with
\nPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri soon after he arrives at Halim
\nPerdanakusumah Airport from Singapore.<\/p>\n
The visit is aimed at paving the way for cooperation between
\nstate-owned companies of the two countries in the fields of
\naviation, telecommunications and ship-building.<\/p>\n
Kwasniewski is to witness the signing of at least four
\nMemorandums of Understanding on the second day of his visit.<\/p>\n
Polish Ambassador to Indonesia Krysztof Szumski said 14 Polish
\nbusinessmen were here with the president. They will hold talks
\nwith Indonesian businesspeople in an economic forum.<\/p>\n
Poland imports goods worth US$250 million from Indonesia and
\nexports to Indonesia are valued at US$17.2million.<\/p>\n
During the visit, Kwasniewski will pay a courtesy call to
\nPeople's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais and House of
\nRepresentatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung.<\/p>\n
The President will also visit Taman Mini Indonesia Indah and
\ntour the pavilions of Central Java, West Sumatra and South
\nSulawesi. He will be leaving for Bangkok on Feb. 26, the last leg
\nof his Southeast Asia tour.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Megawati canceled her plan to attend the G-15
\nsummit in Venezuela, a presidential staff member told journalists
\non Monday.<\/p>\n
No official announcement was made, but the busy domestic
\nschedule ahead of the April 5 legislative elections was cited as
\nthe reason for the cancellation. Megawati is also head of the
\nruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). The
\ncampaign period will start on March 11.<\/p>\n
Foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda will be representing
\nIndonesia in the summit.<\/p>\n
In a related development, Libyan President Moammar Khadafy has
\nalso canceled his state visit to Indonesia.<\/p>\n
A foreign ministry official told The Jakarta Post on Monday
\nthat Khadafy had to attend another meeting in the region.<\/p>",
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