Hamzah leaves for Middle East

Hamzah leaves for Middle East

JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz embarked on Tuesday evening
on a nine-day overseas trip to five Middle East countries, where
he is seeking more cooperation in oil industries between
Indonesia and these nations.

Hamzah will visit Sudan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab
Emirates and Oman. He is scheduled to attend a series of meetings
with his counterparts in each country regarding possible economic
cooperation.

The Vice President is also slated to deliver a keynote speech
at the Sudan Industrial and Trade Chamber and open the Indonesia
Solo Exhibition in Dubai.

Accompanied by his wife Asmaniah, Minister of Religious
Affairs Said Agil Husein al-Munawar and State Minister for Small
and Medium Enterprises Ali Marwan Hanan, Hamzah will also conduct
the minor pilgrimage to Mecca.

He is scheduled to meet with Indonesian citizens for a dialog
in each country he visits.

The Vice President is slated to return home on Sept. 17.--JP