Soeharto leaves for overseas trip<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto flew out of Jakarta last
\nnight on an 18-day trip that will take him to Mexico, Colombia,
\nthe United States, Suriname, and either Saudi Arabia or Abu
\nDhabi.<\/p>\n
Soeharto departed from Halim Perdanakusuma air base on board a
\nspecial Garuda Indonesia plane.<\/p>\n
His first stop is the Mexican resort city of Cancun, where he
\nwill be making an overnight stop after a nearly 24-hour-long
\njourney with scheduled refueling stops in Guam and Honolulu.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Soeharto and his entourage will proceed to
\nCartagena, a panoramic Colombian holiday resort, to attend the
\n11th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).<\/p>\n
The Indonesian leader will hand over his three-year
\nchairmanship of the 112-nation group to his Colombian host.<\/p>\n
Officials said that Soeharto has also scheduled meetings with
\nat least 12 NAM heads of governments in Cartagena.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Soeharto will proceed to New York to attend the
\ncelebration of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.<\/p>\n
He will address the UN General Assembly. His previous
\nappearance at the assembly was in 1992 immediately after his
\nappointment as NAM chairman.<\/p>\n
While in New York, Soeharto has scheduled meetings with at
\nleast 13 other heads of governments, including the Japanese prime
\nminister, officials in Jakarta said.<\/p>\n
On Oct. 26, Soeharto will proceed to Washington for a one-day
\nstay and a meeting with U.S. President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n
On Oct. 27, he will proceed to Paramaribo, the capital of
\nSuriname, for a three-day state visit.<\/p>\n
He will start making his way home on Oct. 29, flying across
\nthe Atlantic, with a scheduled refueling stop at Las Palmas in
\nthe Canary Islands, before heading towards either Jeddah in Saudi
\nArabia or Abu Dhabi, where he will spend one night.<\/p>\n
He is expected to return to Jakarta on Nov. 1. (emb)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/soeharto-leaves-for-overseas-trip-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }