DPR wants consultation revived

DPR wants consultation revived

JAKARTA: Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed on Thursday to revive a consultation meeting with the President and proposed that the first meeting be held on July 16.

"The House feels the need to revive such a meeting as there are too many issues that need to be discussed by the House with the President," House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Thursday after chairing a House leaders' meeting.

Akbar, who is currently standing trial at the Central Jakarta Court on a corruption charge, did not mention topics that should be discussed with President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

However he said the timetable was subject to change depending on the availability of President Megawati.

The consultation meeting, which was a regular feature at the start of Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's presidency, stopped in 2000 after he accused House members of leaking the content of meeting discussions to the media. -- Antara