REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - British Prime Minister David Cameron will arrive in Indonesia on Wednesday for a two-day working visit until Thursday. Cameron is currently on a tour of Asia, including stops in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The presidential special staff for international relations Teuku Faizasyah wrote in his statement on Tuesday that in his visit to Indonesia Cameron would meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss issues related to the two countries relations. Faizasyah added that President Yudhoyono would receive the British prime minister at Merdeka Palace on Wednesday for a bilateral talk.
"The visit to Indonesia by the British prime minister is expected to strengthen the two countries` bilateral relations in various fields, especially in trade, investment, and education," he continued.
He pointed out that Cameron`s entourage during the visit would be made up of among others 30 British economic players who would seek out a concrete cooperation in the economic sector.
Before returning to his country on Thursday, Cameron would visit Kalibata national heroes` cemetery in South Jakarta, Faizasyah said.