Thomas Klestil expected

Thomas Klestil expected

JAKARTA (JP): Austrian President Thomas Klestil is due to arrive here tomorrow for a three-day state visit, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced yesterday.

Klestil's visit is aimed chiefly at strengthening economic ties between the two countries, Moerdiono told reporters at the Bina Graha Presidential Palace.

He made the statement after accompanying Indonesia's Ambassador to Austria, Agus Tarmizi, to report to President Soeharto about the planned visit.

Moerdiono said the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina would be on the agenda for discussion between Soeharto and Klestil, especially in view of the Indonesian leader's recent visit to Sarajevo. Austria has a border with Slovenia, which, like Bosnia- Herzegovina, was one of the republics of the former Yugoslavia.

Klestil, who will be accompanied by his foreign and economic ministers, will also be visiting Yogyakarta during his trip to Indonesia. (emb)