President Yudhoyono receives Prince Charles

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Mon, 11/03/2008 1:49 PM  |  National

British Crown Prince Charles (center) joins President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) before a meeting at Merdeka palace in Jakarta on Monday. Prince Charles is in Indonesia on a four-day visit. JP/R. Berto Wedhatama

 

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received visiting Prince Charles of Britain at the Presidential Palace on Monday morning, Antara news agency reported.

The Prince of Wales arrived at the palace at 10:15 a.m. and was welcomed by the president.

British Ambassador to Indonesia Martin Hatfull accompanied the Prince for his courtesy call on the President.

At the palace, Charles gave a speech on climate change and environmental protection as well as on interfaith dialogue to members of the Indonesian cabinet and a number of noted religious and political figures.

The Prince is scheduled to meet with Vice President Jusuf Kalla and visit the National Museum in the afternoon. He will also pay a visit to a cemetery in Menteng Pulo, Central Jakarta, where a number of British soldiers who fought in the Indonesian war for independence are buried.

On Tuesday, Charles will meet with the Sultan of Yogyakarta, Hamengkubuwono X, who is also governor, in that city.  He also plans to visit the Buddhist temple Borobudur in Magelang and to attend an interfaith dialogue meeting in Yoyakarta during his time in Central Java. (dre)

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