Megawati arrives in Britain

Megawati arrives in Britain

Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived in London
on Wednesday at the start of a four-day official visit to
Britain.

Megawati flew in from Rome on her private Garuda Indonesian
Airlines Airbus jet to Heathrow Airport where a Royal Air Force
guard of honor flanked the red carpet that marked her route to
the Royal VIP lounge.

The president is to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair on
Thursday, and will also have talks with Chancellor of the
Exchequer Gordon Brown and Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia
Hewitt.

Indonesian Embassy officials said the subjects of the talks
would include economic cooperation and bilateral issues.

Megawati, who is on a European tour, was met at Heathrow by
Baroness Trumpington representing the Foreign Office. She flies
on to Vienna on Saturday. -- AP