JAKARTA. President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono received at 11 a.m. on Tuesday Timor Leste President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao at Merdeka State Palace in Jakarta.Gusmao was welcomed with a military ceremony as he arrived at the palace before engaging with Yudhoyono in a bilateral meeting aimed at strengthening the bilateral tie of the two neighbors. Indonesian presidential spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said earlier the two heads of state were scheduled to witness the signing of a number of memorandums of understanding after the meeting, including on the fields of education and diplomatic training, capacity enhancement on public works, and tourism and industry. They will also witness the signing of MoUs on infrastructure development and technical decentralization cooperation, before having a joint lunch banquet, still inside the palace complex.Gusmao is on a working visit to Indonesia on Monday and Tuesday. (The Jakarta Post)
SBY receives Xanana Gusmao at Merdeka State Palace
JAKARTA. President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono received at 11 a.m. on Tuesday Timor Leste President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao at Merdeka State Palace in Jakarta.Gusmao was welcomed with a military ceremony as he arrived at the palace before engaging with Yudhoyono in a bilateral meeting aimed at strengthening the bilateral tie of the two neighbors. Indonesian presidential spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said earlier the two heads of state were scheduled to witness the signing of a number of memorandums of understanding after the meeting, including on the fields of education and diplomatic training, capacity enhancement on public works, and tourism and industry. They will also witness the signing of MoUs on infrastructure development and technical decentralization cooperation, before having a joint lunch banquet, still inside the palace complex.Gusmao is on a working visit to Indonesia on Monday and Tuesday. (The Jakarta Post)