Presidential car arrives in Dili

Sat, 18 May 2002, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Indonesia's warship KRI Teluk Sampit, carrying the
presidential car aboard, anchored at Dili on Friday.

The car is to be used by President Megawati Soekarnoputri
during here visit to attend East Timor's independence celebration
and the swearing-in of Alessandro Xanana Gusmao, as its maiden
president on May 20, 2002.

The President is scheduled to arrive in Dili on Sunday night
and return early on Tuesday. Early on Sunday, the President will
visit Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara to install a number of
infrastructure projects in the province.

The warship, which is also carrying the presidential guard, is
the first to visit the former Indonesian province since the
territory voted for independence in 1999. -- Antara

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