Suriname president expected in Indonesia<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Suriname President R.R. Venetiaan is scheduled
\nto make a state visit to Indonesia beginning today.<\/p>\n
Venetiaan will be accompanied by his wife, at least four
\ncabinet ministers and a host of entrepreneurs during the four-day
\nvisit, the first ever by a Suriname president, according to a
\nstatement by Minister\/State Secretary Moerdiono.<\/p>\n
Indonesia and Suriname are bound by tradition for they were
\nboth colonies of the Netherlands at one time and many
\nIndonesians, particularly Javanese, were shipped there as
\nplantation workers during the Dutch colonial era.<\/p>\n
Now, the descendants of the Javanese make up about 15 percent
\nof the 413,000 Suriname population.<\/p>\n
Venetiaan will also be traveling to Bandung and Yogyakarta
\nduring his stay in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
A new trade cooperation agreement will also be signed by the
\nforeign ministers of the two countries during his stay.<\/p>\n
Indonesia and Suriname have had diplomatic relations,
\ninitially at consulate general level since 1964 and elevated to
\nembassy after Suriname became fully independent in 1975.<\/p>\n
Suriname is also a member of the Non-Aligned Movement which is
\ncurrently chaired by Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The two countries signed a technical cooperation agreement in
\n1990 and an economic and technical agreement in 1992. Trade
\nbetween them amounts to a meager $1.9 million a year, with
\nIndonesia, which exports textiles, garments and handicrafts,
\nrunning a surplus. (emb)<\/p>",
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