Indonesian Foreign Minister to visit Russia - 23 September, 2002

Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda is to pay an official visit to Russia on September 25-28, the press and information department of the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

The Russian-Indonesian talks in Moscow will focus on further development of mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation and on a wide range of vital international and regional problems.

The Russian and Indonesian Foreign Ministers are to sign a memorandum on mutual understanding and bilateral consultations, the department said.

The first meeting of the Russian-Indonesian joint commission on trade and economic and technical cooperation will be held in Moscow during Hassan Wirayuda's visit.