The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 03/16/2009 5:16 PM
Myanmar's Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein, left, walks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono prior to their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday. Myanmar's prime minister led a high-level delegation of business leaders and Cabinet members on an official, two-day visit to Indonesia on Monday, officials said. (AP/Dita Alangkara)
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the Merdeka Palace here on Monday received Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein who is on a two-day state visit to Indonesia from March 16-17, 2009.
The president welcomed the visiting Myanmar prime minister at an official state ceremony at 3 pm on Monday afternoon, Antara state news agency reported.
After the welcoming ceremony, the two leaders engaged in a discussion on bilateral relations and cooperation.
On the occasion, President Yudhoyono was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda, Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS, Acting Coordinating Minister for Economy Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and other cabinet ministers.
After his talk with President Yudhoyono, Prime Minister Thein Sein was also scheduled to meet with Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Myanmar diplomats stationed in Indonesia.
Before his meeting with Yudhoyono, Sein visited the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetary in South Jakarta earlier in the day.
On Monday evening, President Yudhoyono would host a banquet for Prime Minister Thein Sein and his entourage who would return to their country at 9 on Tuesday morning.
Sein's entourage included Minister of Economic Planning and Development Soe Tha, Tourism Minister MajGen Soe Naing, Trade Minister Brig Gen Tim Naing Thein, Transportation Minister Maj Gen Thein Swe, and Forestry Minister Brig Gen Thein Aung.
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