Swedish official visits Indonesia to boost ties<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Sweden, a small but prosperous Northern European nation, is
\nsending its most senior official to Indonesia this week to foster
\nthe existing close ties between the two countries and to discuss
\nthe latest situation in Aceh, Swedish ambassador to Indonesia
\nLennart Linner said in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\"Sweden's director general for political affairs at the
\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Olof Skoog, is visiting Indonesia
\nfrom Oct. 11 to Oct. 14, 2005,\" ambassador Linner said in a press
\nrelease sent to The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
During his three-day visit, Skoog will meet Vice President
\nJusuf Kalla, Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid
\nAwaluddin, Skoog's counterpart at the Indonesian Ministry of
\nForeign Affairs and other officials, Linner said.<\/p>\n
Skoog, an experienced career-diplomat, is scheduled to visit
\nAceh from Oct.13 to Oct.14.<\/p>\n
Though most of the Free Aceh Movement's leaders live in its
\nterritory, Sweden strongly supports the peace process in Aceh. It
\nis providing not only logistical support for the Aceh Monitoring
\nMission (AMM) but also giving US$5 million in cash and providing
\npersonnel.<\/p>\n
Sweden, a big donor to last year's tsunami victims, has so far
\nprovided US$33 million to Indonesia, especially for the recovery
\nand reconstruction of Aceh.<\/p>",
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