EC vice chairman due here

EC vice chairman due here

JAKARTA (JP): The European Commission's vice chairman, Sir
Leon Brittan, will visit Indonesia on Monday and Tuesday for
high-level talks with the government.

The commission said in a statement yesterday that Brittan is
scheduled to meet with President Soeharto, Coordinating Minister
for Production and Distribution Hartarto, Minister of Industry
and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo and Minister of Tourism, Post and
Telecommunications Joop Ave.

In the scheduled meetings, Brittan expects to discuss a wide
range of matters, including Indonesian and European interests in
follow-up to last month's Asia-Europe Meeting in Bangkok and
prospects for cooperation in the pursuit of multilateral trade
liberalization measures.

Major current multilateral trade issues include the
telecommunications talks due to end on April 30, maritime
transportation talks concluding on June 30 and the preparation
for the World Trade Organization's first ministerial meeting at
the end of this year. (rid)