Susilo, House to meet on Aceh issue

JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to hold a consultative meeting with the House of Representatives on Monday, to discuss various issues of the ongoing relief operation in Aceh.

In a letter sent to the House on Thursday from the state secretariat, the meeting will be at the House compound and the President will be accompanied by portfolio Cabinet ministers.

"The consultation will be conducted after lunch, and mostly will discuss the Aceh relief program," a staff member of the state secretariat told The Jakarta Post.

The staff member also said that the President was preparing a letter to the House on the replacement of the National Police chief, Army chief of staff, Air Force chief of staff and Navy chief of staff.

"It (the replacement) will happen in the near future," the staffer said. --JP