Soeharto arrives for APEC summit<\/p>\n
VANCOUVER, Canada (JP): President Soeharto arrived here on a
\ncold, wet evening Sunday, among the last of the 18 leaders to
\narrive for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.<\/p>\n
Soeharto and his entourage, which included Minister of Foreign
\nAli Alatas and Minister\/State Secretary Moerdiono, touched down
\nat 11 p.m. local time. They were met by Vancouver Mayor Philip
\nOwen and Fisheries Minister David Anderson.<\/p>\n
Also present was Coordinating Minister for Production and
\nDistribution Hartarto who arrived several days earlier to attend
\nthe APEC ministerial meeting.<\/p>\n
The President was immediately whisked to Hotel Vancouver
\nlocated in the heart of the downtown area where he will spend the
\nnext two nights.<\/p>\n
Soeharto was met there by Indonesia's Consul General to
\nVancouver Jacky Wahyu. There was little ceremony at the hotel,
\nallowing the President to rest after his six-hour flight from
\nCancun, Mexico.<\/p>\n
Soeharto is on the last leg of his tour which has taken the
\n76-year-old President to Namibia and South Africa.<\/p>\n
There was no sign of demonstrators near Soeharto's hotel,
\nwhich is also accommodating Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai.<\/p>\n
Earlier Sunday morning 5,000 people took to the streets to
\nexpress a multitude of concerns which included East Timor's
\nintegration into Indonesia and alleged human rights abuses.<\/p>\n
Activists here have promised to hold another large
\ndemonstration against APEC leaders today.<\/p>\n
Soeharto's agenda over the next two days is full.<\/p>\n
Monday (today Indonesian time) he will hold bilateral talks
\nwith Australian Prime Minister John Howard, New Zealand Prime
\nMinister Jim Bolger, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and
\nUnited States President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n
Soeharto is also due to have lunch with other leaders of the
\nAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), before attending
\nthe official APEC proceedings.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday (tomorrow Indonesian time) Soeharto and the other
\nleaders will attend the APEC retreat at the Museum of
\nAnthropology at the University of British Columbia. (prb\/mds)<\/p>",
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