Soeharto to attend UN conference

Soeharto to attend UN conference

JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto plans to attend a United Nations sponsored international social conference in Copenhagen in March, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.

Soeharto and the visiting Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari agreed to meet at the conference, Moerdiono said when briefing journalists about the conclusion of Ahtisaari's three-day state visit.

Soeharto bid Ahtisaari farewell at the Merdeka state palace yesterday. The state guest is scheduled to leave for Thailand this afternoon.

"President Soeharto promised to meet the Finnish president during the conference," Moerdiono said.

The two heads of government reaffirmed their pledge to improve bilateral cooperation, notably in economy, Moerdiono said.

Ahtisaari visited Taman Mini Indonesia Indah yesterday and is scheduled to play golf with Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas this morning at Pantai Indah Kapuk, northern Jakarta. (pan)