China's VP arrives in Bali

China's VP arrives in Bali

JAKARTA (JP): Chinese Vice President Hu Jin Tau arrived in
Denpasar, Bali, on Saturday for a three-day visit to Indonesia
and is scheduled to meet President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday in
Jakarta.

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab and
Minister of Communications Agum Gumelar will accompany the
Chinese vice president while he is in Bali and they will continue
the trip to Yogyakarta before heading to Jakarta.

Alwi told The Jakarta Post the visit was a regular courtesy
call to highlight the good relations between the two countries.

"We just hope that good economic relations will also follow
suit as we expect China to be more enthusiastic in purchasing our
liquid natural gas," Alwi said on Saturday before leaving for
Denpasar. (dja)