Susilo won't meet Anwar

JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not receive Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim during the latter's visit here next week, presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said on Friday.

"There's no plan whatsoever from President Susilo to meet Anwar Ibrahim. It is not on the President's schedule," Dino said, adding that the Indonesian government was busy preparing for the visit of Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Ibrahim's trip will coincide with the visit of Razak here.

During his four-day trip to Indonesia, Ibrahim is slated to meet Vice President Jusuf Kalla, House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono, People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid and prominent political figures like Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Soekarnoputri. -- JP