Hartarto to address Australian business forum

Hartarto to address Australian business forum

JAKARTA (JP): Around 200 Australian businessmen will arrive in
Jakarta next month to hold a high level business forum themed
"Expanding Horizons", says an Australian official.

John Campbell, the first assistant secretary of the public
affairs division of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade said Thursday that Coordinating Minister for Industry
and Trade Hartarto and Australian Minister of Trade Bob McMullan
have confirmed that they will be addressing the delegates of the
forum, to be held at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center on June
29-30.

Campbell said the forum's discussion will focus on seven key
areas where Australia can offer Indonesia a competitive edge:
Mining, energy, transport infrastructure, building construction,
telecommunications and information technology.

Commenting on the importance of Australian participation in
Indonesia's development, he said "We must be proactive in
building our trade relationship with Indonesia. We are
Indonesia's closest western neighbor and have a wealth of
internationally competitive products and services," he said.

Campbell added that the forum and trade mission will enable
partners from both countries to meet, discuss their needs and
ultimately develop a tighter partnership.

Over 200 Australian business people have expressed interest in
the forum and trade mission, making it the biggest trade mission
ever to leave Australia. The mission is part of Australia Today
Indonesia '94, a bilateral cooperation campaign sponsored by the
Australian government.

He said that other speakers will include State Minister of
Investment/Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board Sanyoto
Sastrowardoyo, the deputy secretary of the Australian Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Geoff Forrester, and a leading
Australian businessman in Indonesia, Graeme Robertson of the
Swabara Group.(03)