EU Troika mission visits Indonesia

EU Troika mission visits Indonesia

JAKARTA: Three European Union (EU) ministers are scheduled
to meet the new Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and
Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda in an EU Troika Mission
to Jakarta on Thursday.

The two-day mission, which arrived on Wednesday, is led by
Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot, accompanied by
representatives from Luxembourg and the European Commission, said
a press release from the Royal Netherlands Embassy on Wednesday.

Holland now holds the EU rotational presidency while
Luxembourg will take over the presidency next year.

The mission is a follow-up to a recent meeting of the Council
of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the EU on Indonesia.

In its Oct. 11 meeting, the Council reaffirmed the EU's wish
to build a closer partnership with Indonesia through political
dialog, which is institutionalized in the ministerial EU Troika
meetings.

The council also proposed that such meetings be held on a
regular basis. -- JP