Japan's mission to visit RI

Japan's mission to visit RI

TOKYO (AP): Japan will send a delegation of officials to Indonesia for talks on promoting economic reforms in the Southeast Asian nation, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

The group of officials from Japan's agriculture, finance, foreign and trade ministries will depart yesterday for a three- day visit, said a Foreign Ministry official.

Delegation members will hold talks with local government officials and representatives of Japanese companies, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Japan, the biggest aid donor to Indonesia, had planned to disburse US$1 billion in loans last month, but discussions with officials in Jakarta were postponed due to political turmoil in Indonesia.

Also Tuesday, Japan downgraded its warning against travel to Indonesia to an advisory, Kyodo News reported. The change allows families of Japanese working in Indonesia to return, but discourages leisure travel to areas outside the resort island of Bali.