Soeharto's views on Bogor's declaration win support<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Economic leaders from Japan, Singapore and
\nTaiwan came out in support yesterday of President Soeharto's
\nviews on the declaration to be adopted by APEC leaders in Bogor
\ntomorrow, a senior Indonesian official said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, Singaporean Premier
\nGoh Chok Tong and Taiwan State Minister Vincent Siew met
\nseparately with Soeharto yesterday to discuss the final
\npreparations of the APEC economic leaders meeting.<\/p>\n
Minister\/State Secretary Moerdiono told journalists that
\nMurayama, who arrived here on Saturday, also affirmed his
\ncommitment to help make the meeting a success.<\/p>\n
"I would like to stress that the Bogor declaration will be the
\nconclusion of the economic leaders' views as presented by their
\nspecial delegates," he said.<\/p>\n
Moerdiono said Soeharto and Murayama agreed to strengthen
\ntheir cooperation in the future. The prime minister also
\nreaffirmed Japan's commitment to continuing assistance, he added.<\/p>\n
Japan is Indonesia's largest donor through the Consultative
\nGroup on Indonesia (CGI), a consortium of aid donor countries. It
\nis also the largest investor in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
On a separate occasion, a spokesman for the Japanese foreign
\nministry, Takeshi Nakane, confirmed the discussion about the
\nBogor declaration between Soeharto and Murayama.<\/p>\n
"This (declaration draft) is subject to further deliberation
\nby the leaders," he said. But he added he was "not in a position
\nto disclose the conversation about this matter."<\/p>\n
"Prime Minister Murayama stated that Japan hopes an informal
\nleaders meeting can take place next year as well, and President
\nSoeharto supported this hope," he said.<\/p>\n
Moerdiono said that the President received Taiwan's Siew in
\nthe framework of APEC economic leaders.<\/p>\n
Indonesia has a one-China policy and has refrained from
\ninviting Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui's to attend the economic
\nleaders meeting in Bogor to avoid any possibility of offending
\nChina. (mds\/pan)<\/p>\n
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