RI, China sign population accord

RI, China sign population accord

BANGKOK: Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with the government of China here on Monday to cooperate in the
field of population and reproductive health/family planning.

The MoU was signed by the chairwoman of Indonesia's National
Family Planning Board, Yaumil Agoes Achir, and China's minister
of the State Family Planning Commission (SFPC), Zhang Weiqing.

The signing of the MoU was witnessed by Indonesia's
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla, the
Indonesian Ambassador to Thailand Sutria Tubagu, and China's vice
minister of the SFPC, Wang Guoqiang.

Yaumil said the agreement included an exchange of high-level
visits, an exchange of reproductive health/family planning
experts, scientific research and the implementation of
reproductive health/family planning programs.

The MoU will remain in force for four years, after which it
will be automatically extended one year at a time. --JP