Vietnamese president to visit Indonesia

Vietnamese president to visit Indonesia

INDONESIA: Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong will start his
official visit to three member countries of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with the first stop being
Indonesia on Saturday.

According to the Indonesian foreign ministry, the Vietnamese
president will hold a meeting with President Megawati
Soekarnoputri only two hours after arriving at Halim
Perdanakusuma airport.

The two presidents are scheduled to hold a joint press
conference soon after a meeting of their respective delegations
at Merdeka Palace.

During the three-day visit, the president is also slated to
meet the People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais and
House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung.

He is also scheduled to visit Pulo Gadung industrial estate on
Sunday and meet representatives of the Indonesian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry.

He will leave Jakarta and head to Brunei Darussalam on Monday,
before continuing his trip with a visit to the Philippines on
Nov. 14.--JP