Norwegian premier due here today

Norwegian premier due here today

JAKARTA (JP): Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland
is scheduled to arrive today, to start a four-day visit to
Indonesia.

Brundtland will begin her visit in Yogyakarta, where she will
meet with the Yogyakarta governor and visit the Borobudur Temple.
On Sunday she will attend a dinner hosted by Sultan
Hamengkubuwono X.

She will fly to Jakarta on Monday. In addition to talks with
President Soeharto, she will hold meeting with several Indonesian
cabinet ministers, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali
Alatas, the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta said yesterday.

The visit is expected to further strengthen and develop the
political, economic and cultural relations between the two
countries, the embassy said in a statement.

Brundtland is accompanied by Minister of Industry and Energy
Jens Stoltenberg and an official delegation of 35 people.

During her visit, she will witness the signing of agreements
on energy and environmental cooperation between the two
governments, and a number of business deals between Indonesian
and Norwegian companies.

Her visit is part of a three-nation tour of Asia . She has
just attended the UN women's conference in Beijing and will
proceed to Singapore from Indonesia. (emb)