Boediono Meets Dutch PM

The Hague (Antara Bali) - Indonesian Vice President Boediono met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte here on Sunday, to discuss the follow up of Rutte''s visit to Jakarta in November 2013.

Boediono was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa, Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands Retno LP Marsudi and secretary to Vice President Mohamad Oemar, in the meeting.

Rutte was flanked, among others, by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen. Indonesia and The Netherlands signed a MoU on defense cooperation on February 4, at The Hague.

The Dutch Prime Minister reiterated his government's readiness to share their experiences and intensify cooperation in water management, as he had conveyed to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta, last year.

Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Environmental Affairs Melanie Schultz is scheduled to visit Indonesia from March 30 to April 4, with a delegation of representatives from 18 companies engaged in water management.

Schultz will also discuss the Master Plan for National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) with her Indonesian counterpart.

Vice President Boediono arrived in Amsterdam on Sunday morning for a weeklong visit. During his stay, Boediono will attend and address a Nuclear Security Summit to be held in The Hague from March 24 to 25.

The Vice President's entourage includes rector of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Pratikno, acting rector of University of Indonesia (UI) Muhammad Anis, secretary to Vice President Mohamad Oemar, Director General of Protocol and Consular Affairs at the Foreign Ministry/Head of State Protocol Ahmad Rusdi and member of the Vice President's strategic study team Abdillah Toha.

Boediono will join Heads of State/Government from 53 countries, the UN Secretary General and leaders of four international organizations during the two-day meeting to discuss a follow up to enhanced nuclear security efforts at the national, regional and global levels. (*/DWA)