Jakarta Globe, Sep 18, 2014
Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the first lady, Ani Yudhoyono, boarding their plane at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport on Thursday. (Antara Photo/ Widodo S. Jusuf) |
Jakarta.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will discuss solutions to contain the
Islamic State terrorist organization active in Iraq and Syria when he meets
with religious leaders in the United States this week.
“This is
one of the themes that will be discussed in Washington DC when I meet with US
Islamic and non-Islamic leaders,” Yudhoyono was quoted as saying by state-run
Antara news agency on Thursday morning, before departing for Portugal on the
first leg of his trip.
Besides
Portugal and the US, the president and his wife, Ani Yudhoyono, will also visit
Japan.
“This is
not just about the military operation by Western powers or other members of the
international community, what is needed, according to Indonesia, is a political
solution and a non-military solution.”
Yudhoyono
is scheduled to leave Portugal on Saturday and then head to the US. In New
York, Yudhoyono will attend the high-level plenary meeting of the UN General
Assembly. He will chair the plenary meeting of the UN Climate Summit, give the
opening speech at the Open Government Partnership High Level Event and
officially open the Indonesian Muslim Association in America (Imaam) Center.
The
president has also been invited to give a speech at the United States Military
Academy at West Point.
Yudhoyono’s
term in office ends on Oct. 20, when President-elect Joko Widodo is set to be
inaugurated.
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