INDONESIA HOTLINE

President of the United States (U.S.) Barack Obama will visit Indonesia in March next. Commission I of the House Foreign Affairs Division received a notification letter was coming directly from the White House.

"I've had a press release mensirkulasikan to friends in the Commission I for further discussion," said a member of Commission I Tantowi Yahya at the Parliament Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, February 2, 2010.

Tantowi said this morning he had just received the official press release from the White House (White House), Washington DC.

The letter was about Obama's plan to visit Indonesia. According to Tantowi, Obama's arrival less than a month away, has an important meaning.

Therefore, should the Commission I have talked about the value of Obama's visit from the parliament. There was the possibility, Commission I will hold a special government meeting to discuss the U.S. president's visit to 44 it.

"We also wished that there was representation from the House that Obama would be acceptable in a meeting between Indonesian government and the U.S.," said Tantowi.

He added that Obama's actual plan of the visit is not new, because it is a realization of his intentions some time ago. "The time is selected now, because in addition to Indonesia, Obama also will at once to Australia," explained Tantowi.

He advised, should the government can really take advantage of Obama's visit completely. Parliament is now starting an inventory list of issues to be discussed with Obama.

Source : vivanews.com