Megawati, ministers to visit Palu

Megawati, ministers to visit Palu

PALU, Central Sulawesi: At least five ministers will accompany President Megawati Soekarnoputri on a visit to the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu later this month to open a national congress of the Alkhairaat Islamic organization.

Burhanuddin Maragau, head of the information and communication bureau in the province's administration, said on Monday that Megawati had no other agenda except for the opening of Alkhairaat's eighth congress scheduled for June 30.

The congress will be attended by 1,100 Alkhairaat delegates from across the country and will be closed by Vice President Hamzah Haz on July 3.

The ministers who will accompany Megawati will be Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Munawar, Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno, Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah, Minister of National Education Malik Fadjar and State Minister for Cultural Affairs and Tourism I Gde Ardika.

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto will also join the entourage," Burhanuddin said. --Antara