Argentine President to Visit Indonesia

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Foreign Minister  Marty Natalegawa said Argentine President  Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is due to arrive here on Wednesday for a two-day visit.

The visit would  open an opportunity to expand bilateral cooperation between the two countries, Marty said here on Monday.

The visit at the start of the year from a president of a major country in Latin America  is important, he added.

He said both Argentina and Indonesia are members of the G-20  and both have important economic strength  globally especially in trade  and  investment.

Marty also said about plan of the new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit the country two on January 18.

"It is noteworthy that strategic relations between Japan and Indonesia  was first launched in 2007 when Abe was the prime minister," he said.(*/DWA)