Indonesian legislators meet U.S. lawmakers

Indonesian legislators meet U.S. lawmakers

WASHINGTON (JP): A three-member delegation from the Indonesian
House of Representatives met with United States lawmakers here in
an attempt to build closer relations and provide more factual
information about developments in their country.

"Through dialog, we hope that they will understand the
situation in Indonesia and be willing to help," Sazili Marjani
told reporters in Washington Thursday.

Sazili said he told U.S. lawmakers of the complexity of
Indonesia's problems.

"They expressed their interest in Indonesia, although they are
more focused on the problems in their own country," he said.

Another House member, Marwah Daud Ibrahim, said that the U.S.
Congress expected a lot from the new government of President B.J.
Habibie.

"They are glad to hear some information about the changing
government directly from us," she said.

Sazili said the delegation has also urged the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank to disburse more money to
Indonesia. "We thanked them on the recently approved loan
payment," he said.

Indonesia will fulfill all the commitments it made to the
international institutions, he said adding that "We, the House of
Representatives, will oversee the use of the funds," he said.

The delegation also met with officials from the U.S. State
Department, the National Security Council and some non-
governmental organizations.