RI safe for investment: Gozney

RI safe for investment: Gozney

PEKANBARU, Riau: English Ambassador to Indonesia Richard
Gozney wooed foreign investors back to Indonesia on Monday,
saying that the country is now a safe place for investment.

Gozney told Antara after a talks with Riau Governor Saleh
Djasit here that the media reports of security worries recently
had discouraged foreign investors, especially those with little
knowledge of Indonesia, from doing business here.

He said no single English company abandoned Indonesia during
the spell of security fears triggered by the U.S. retaliation
attacks on Afghanistan.

Some Islamic groups in the country threatened to conduct a
sweep of citizens of western countries and expelled them as an
expression of solidarity to Afghanistan's Taliban regime.

Gozney said actions to restore Indonesia's image were needed
to lure more investors.

During the meeting, the English envoy and Saleh also discussed
the regional autonomy issue, which Gozney said "is not bad" given
the fact that it had just taken effect for a year only. -- Antara