Chief justice invited to Japan

Chief justice invited to Japan

JAKARTA: The Japanese government issued on Monday an
invitation to Supreme Court Chairman Bagir Manan to visit Japan
and discuss measures to improve legal cooperation between the two
countries.

"The visit aims to discuss what Japan and Indonesia can do
together for judicial reform," Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia
Yutaka Iimura said on Monday.

Speaking to reporters after meeting President Megawati
Soekarnoputri, Iimura said the visit would further assist
Indonesia in judicial reform.

"We would like to continue our cooperation in these matters,"
he said, but did not clarify as to whether Bagir had accepted the
invitation. -- JP