Mongolian president in town for three-day visit

Mongolian president in town for three-day visit

JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Mongolian President Punsalmagiin
Ochirbat, who arrived here yesterday for a three day state visit,
will meet President Soeharto today to discuss bilateral issues.

Ministers and entrepreneurs from the two countries will also
hold talks on the sidelines for about 90 minutes, Minister/State
Secretary Moerdiono said.

The Mongolian officials arrived at Soekarno-Hatta
international airport at 6:20 p.m. on a Garuda Indonesia Airways
flight from Beijing. He was greeted by Indonesian Minister of
Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas.

Soeharto and Moerdiono greeted the guests at Wisma Negara
guest house.

Ochirbat, who is accompanied by his wife Sharavyn Tsevelmaa
and Mongolian Foreign Minister Shukeriin Altangerel, is scheduled
to lay a wreath at Kalibata hero cemetery before meeting with
President Soeharto.

Both presidents will witness Alatas and Tsevelmaa sign
cooperation agreements on the promotion and protection of
investment between the two countries.

The Mongolian president will attend a luncheon hosted by the
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce at the Hilton hotel before the
entourage visits Taman Mini Indonesian Indah.

Last night the state guests attended a function which Vice
President Try Sutrisno and other high ranking Indonesian
officials attended. The function started with an exchange of
souvenirs and ended with a cultural show.

Ochirbat is scheduled to fly to Bali tomorrow where he will
meet Bali governor Ida Bagus Oka in Grand Bali Beach Hotel,
observe the famous Subak irrigation system and a wood craft
exhibition.

He will leave for the famed holiday island tomorrow night for
New Zealand. (pan)