Indian President congratulates Susilo

INDONESIA: Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam sent a congratulatory message to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Embassy of India said in a statement sent to The Jakarta Post on Friday.

In his salutatory message, Kalam expressed confidence that Indian-Indonesian bilateral relations would continue to diversify and strengthen to the mutual benefit of the two countries and their peoples.

Susilo was sworn in on Oct. 20 as Indonesia's sixth president. -- JP