U.S. to send treasury officials<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The U.S. government will send several senior
\nofficials from its treasury department to assist the economic
\nteam of the new Cabinet in handling the economic crisis.<\/p>\n
\"The new Indonesian economic team has accepted our offer of
\nassistance, so the officials will be here in the next two weeks,\"
\nthe new U.S. ambassador to Indonesia, Robert S.Gelbard, said at a
\nnews conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Gelbard did not specify the kinds of assistance to be provided
\nby the officials, but he said they would help the new ministers
\nhandle the crisis and improve relations with the International
\nMonetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.<\/p>\n
They would also assist the ministers in attracting an inflow
\nof capital into the country, he said.<\/p>\n
He noted that the new government urgently needed an inflow of
\ncapital to lift the country from the protracted economic crisis.<\/p>\n
Gelbard said he already met some new Indonesian ministers,
\nincluding the economic minister, after arriving here three and a
\nhalf weeks ago.<\/p>\n
\"Kwik Kian Gie and Laksamana Sukardi are excellent choices and
\nso is Bambang Sudibyo, although I have not met him yet,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Commenting on President Abdurrahman Wahid's plan to improve
\nbilateral relations with China, the ambassador said he was not
\nopposed to the idea and that it would no pose threat to U.S.
\nbilateral relations with Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\"Indonesia needs all kinds of investors from all countries and
\nthe largest American company here has promised to increase their
\ninvestment in the country,\" Gelbard said. (04)<\/p>",
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