EU troika heads to Indonesia

EU troika heads to Indonesia

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union said it would send top
officials to Indonesia to help in the fight against terrorism in
the wake of the Bali nightclub bombing.

The EU will dispatch a "high-level troika to Jakarta in the
near future", Danish foreign minister Per Stig Moeller told a
media conference here after an EU meeting earlier this week.

Past EU troikas have comprised foreign ministers of the
previous, present and future EU president countries. Denmark is
currently the EU chair.

"The European Union will strengthen political dialog with
Jakarta in order to help the Indonesian authorities step up their
fight against terrorism," Moeller said.

Following the Oct. 12 bomb attack in Bali, which killed more
than 180 people, the EU pledged to help Jakarta in the fight
against money laundering and terrorist financing. -- AFP