PM Goh to visit Jakarta

PM Goh to visit Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will make a two-day working visit to Indonesia beginning on Thursday, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.

Moerdiono did not mention any specific topic to be discussed by Goh during his meeting with President Soeharto, adding that the two leaders will likely discuss various bilateral, regional and international matters.

He stressed that because of the informality of the visit, there would be no specific agenda or schedule during Goh's stay in the country.

To explain the significance of the visit, Moerdiono simply stated: "The informal meeting is deemed necessary because of the dynamic developments in the world."

He added that the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to periodically schedule informal meetings among themselves.

Soeharto and Goh last met in November at the leadership meeting during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Bogor, near Jakarta. (emb)