RI, Korea businessmen to meet<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 Indonesian businesspeople will
\nhold talks with their South Korean counterparts in Seoul to
\ncoincide with President Abdurrahman Wahid's two-day state visit
\nbeginning on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Soy M. Pardede, chairman of the trade department of the
\nIndonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told reporters here
\non Monday the upcoming meeting would provide a good opportunity
\nto launch new efforts to reinvigorate the two countries' economic
\nties, which were adversely affected by the regional economic
\ncrisis.<\/p>\n
\"Now that South Korea has been enjoying a robust recovery it
\nis well positioned to import more from Indonesia and even make
\nnew investments through asset acquisitions,\" Pardede said.<\/p>\n
He added that Indonesia could learn a great deal from South
\nKorea's success in emerging from its economic crisis in less than
\ntwo years.<\/p>\n
\"Korea posted an economic growth of 9 percent last year and
\nnow has more than US$60 billion in foreign reserves,\" Pardede
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said Indonesian Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang
\nYudohoyono and Minister of Industry and Trade Jusuf Kalla would
\ntake part in the business meeting.<\/p>",
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