---------------------------------------------------------- FREE Subscribe/UNsubscribe Indonesia Daily News Online go to: http://www.indo-news.com/subscribe.html - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Free Email @KotakPos.com visit: http://my.kotakpos.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Antara, January 18, 2000 UK WANTS TO STRENGTHEN INVESTMENT, TRADE LINKS WITH RI, SAYS BRITISH MINISTER Jakarta, Jan 18 (ANTARA) - The United Kingdom (UK) wants to strengthen its investment and trade links with Indonesia and thus become a long-term partner in the business sector, a visiting British Minister said. "Indonesia has a huge potential market and we want to see a stronger Indonesia emerge to face the challenges of the future," British Deputy Foreign Minister John Battle said at a luncheon talk hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (BritCham) here Tuesday. He said Britain was the second largest foreign investor in Indonesia and the visit of a high-level business delegation to Jakarta in December 1999 demonstrated its tremendeous interest in business opportunities in Indonesia. British businessmen, he said, would be reliable partners of Indonesian counterparts as Indonesia was rebuilding its shattered economy. He said foreign investors, including those from Britain, needed a stable political environment to invest in the country. Battle said the British government would stand by the Indonesian government in its effort to resolve the problems the country was facing and to preserve national unity and integrity. "Good governance and high standard of business ethics are the key requirements for an environment in which trade and investment can flourish. We support every step the Indonesian government takes to achieve these targets," he added. He said the British government welcomed President Abdurrahman Wahid's commitment to tackling corruption and creating an open and competitive market. Visiting Indonesia for the second time, Battle arrived here on Sunday (Jan 16) and is to leave again on Wednesday (Jan 19). Before speaking at the Britcham's luncheon talk, Battle had met several Indonesian cabinet ministers, including Coordinating Minister of Economic, Financial and Industrial Affairs Kwik Kian Gie, Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab, Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono, Attonery General Marzuki Darusman and Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M. Saad. He is scheduled to visit East Timor refugees in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara and also go to Dili, capital of East Timor. (T.PTE-01/18/16:05/INT-AJM-19:45/NN01/20:09/TB06) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 25 Jan 2000 jam 10:23:44 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
