Aussie lawmakers to visit Aceh

Aussie lawmakers to visit Aceh

JAKARTA: A delegation of the Australian Parliament is scheduled
to make a three-day visit to Indonesia from Monday to assess the
use of Australian aid in tsunami-hit Nanggroe
Aceh Darussalam, among other things.

The eight-member delegation, led by Bruce Billson, will meet
with Australian aid workers in Aceh and the chairman of the
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Executing Agency for Aceh and
Nias, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto.

The delegation will also meet with top government officials
and House of Representatives members in Jakarta.

Another delegation comprising senior Australian government
officials will also visit Indonesia this week in a bid to improve
relations between the two countries, particularly in economic
areas, a press statement issued by the Australian government on
Monday said. -- Antara