Vanuatu PM here for 3-day visit

Vanuatu PM here for 3-day visit

JAKARTA (JP): Vanuatu Prime Minister Maxime Carlot Korman
arrived here last night for a three-day visit at the invitation
of President Soeharto.

Korman was welcomed at Soekarno-Hatta international airport by
Foreign Minister Ali Alatas who accompanied him to the
Presidential Palace where the state guest was welcomed by the
President and First Lady Tien Soeharto.

Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said recently that the
visit is intended to boost bilateral relations. The two
governments are expected to sign an agreement on the opening of
diplomatic missions in both capitals.

Soeharto and Korman will hold talks at the Merdeka Palace
today. Vanuatu is said to be interested in Indonesia's experience
in oil exploration because the South Pacific country has
petroleum resources of its own. (tis)