The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 11/07/2010 7:41 PM | World
The Presidential Palace in Jakarta announced Sunday that US President Barack Obama would likely carry on with his plan to visit Indonesia, despite a number of international airlines’ canceling flights to and from Jakarta to avoid volcanic ash.
Indonesia presidential spokesman Teuku Faizasyah told The Jakarta Post that Obama would arrive at Halim Perdana Kusumah Airport in East Jakarta on Tuesday noon, before meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta later in the afternoon.
Obama will leave Indonesia the following day.
“So far [Obama's itinerary] is according to our original plan … The two leaders will launch a comprehensive partnership and discuss a number of bilateral, regional and global issues,” Faizasyah said.
“The meeting with Obama will be held in the afternoon after [Yudhoyono's] meeting with the Austrian President at noon,” he said.
Coinciding with Obama’s visit, Austrian President Heinz Fischer will also visit Indonesia on Tuesday and Wednesday. So far there have been no changes to Fischer’s visit plans either.
Faizasyah said Yudhoyono, who as of Sunday evening was still in Yogyakarta to monitor rescue and evacuation efforts for Mount Merapi victims and refugees, would return to Jakarta on Monday ahead of his meetings with the two foreign leaders.
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