Tunky installs Djoko

Tunky installs Djoko

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo
Saturday installed Djoko Moeljono as director general of
international trade.

Djoko, who was formerly the director general of domestic
trade, replaced Anang Fuad Rivai who died last week after being
struck by a lightening bolt while playing golf in Batam.

Tunky also installed Ilchaidi Elias as the new director
general of domestic trade to replace Djoko.

Ilchaidi was formerly an expert staff for economic cooperation
affairs at the ministry.

Tunky said the quick replacement of officials came as an order
from President Soeharto, who signed the decree Saturday morning.

"We have many international issues to resolve, most of which
are to do with the World Trade Organization (WTO). The President
wants to see things running again, so we can't afford to waste
time," Tunky told reporters after the ceremony.

Among the issues to be resolved was Indonesia's national car
policy which has been criticized by the United States, Japan and
the European Union as breaching WTO rules.

Talks with the three are currently at the bilateral level, but
the issue could be taken to the WTO's dispute settlement panel if
they are fruitless.

Other issues included dumping claims raised by several
countries against Indonesian products, Tunky said.

He said Djoko had often replaced Fuad while he was still
director general of international affairs and had to travel
overseas.

"Pak Djoko already knows how to do things," he said.

Djoko, 53, has held positions such as director general of
foreign trade at the Ministry of Trade before the ministry was
fused with the Ministry of Industry in late 1995. He was also a
director at PT Sarinah which manages the Sarinah department store
in Jakarta.

Ilchaidi, 59, was the Ministry of Industry's secretary
general, before the Ministry was integrated with the Ministry of
Trade. He also held positions such as head of the Ministry of
Industry's Financial Bureau and its Planning Bureau. (pwn)