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