German FM to visit Aceh

Fri, 11 Feb 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

INDONESIA: German Minister of Foreign Affairs Joschka Fisher will
visit Indonesia's tsunami-damaged northern province of Aceh on
Friday, the German Embassy in Jakarta said in a statement.

During his stay in Aceh, Minister Fisher, who is also
Germany's Vice Chancellor, will meet Indonesia's Coordinating
Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab to discuss German
assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Aceh.

"Minister Fischer and his delegation will, inter alia, visit
General Hospital Zainoel Abidin, where, for example, also the
German Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is active," the statement,
which was sent to The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, said.

Before leaving Aceh, Fischer will meet German relief personnel
at the camp run by the German Federal Agency for Technical
Relief.

The German government and the public have pledged a total of
US$1.17 billion in aid to the tsunami-affected countries. -- JP

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