RI-Sri Lanka to sign cooperation agreements

RI-Sri Lanka to sign cooperation agreements

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali
Alatas and his Sri Lankan counterpart, Lakshman Kadirgamar, will
sign a set of cooperation agreements expected to advance
bilateral ties between the two countries.

Agreements on economic and technical cooperation, the
promotion and protection of investments, and a memorandum of
understanding concerning cooperation in the fields of
broadcasting and information will be signed.

Kadirgamar begins his three-day visit this morning. He is
accompanied by a business delegation.

Apart from today's talks with Alatas, meetings with
Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto
and State Minister for Research and Technology B.J. Habibie are
also scheduled.

Kadirgamar will pay a courtesy call on President Soeharto and
Vice-President Try Sutrisno.

Sri Lanka and Indonesia have been strong allies since the
1950s. Both are founders of the Non-Aligned Movement.(mds)