Inten will head RI delegation to Manila

Inten will head RI delegation to Manila

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Social Services Inten Suweno will
head the Indonesian delegation to the Asia-Pacific ministerial
conference on social development in Manila next week.

Inten told reporters on Wednesday that the Manila gathering on
Monday and Tuesday is a prelude to the UN conference on the same
subject to be held in Copenhagen next March.

The Manila talks will be the fifth gathering of the Asia-
Pacific ministers.

The meeting is expected to produce a declaration stating the
common position of Asia-Pacific countries ahead of the Copenhagen
conference, Inten said.

Three main topics are on the agenda -- poverty alleviation,
work productivity and social integration. The meeting will also
lay down the agenda on social development in the Asia-Pacific
region.

Senior officials of the Asia-Pacific delegations began
deliberating on Wednesday to prepare for the ministerial
conference. (emb)