Indonesian president arrives in Kuala Lumpur for D8 Summit

Kuala Lumpur - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to attend the 6th Summit of the Developing 8 countries (D8).

Susilo is the first head of state to arrive here for the one-day summit, which will be held here on Tuesday.

He was greeted by Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Susilo, accompanied by his wife Ani Bambang Yudhoyono, is leading a 50-member delegation comprising senior officials and corporate figures.

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will open the summit on Tuesday.

The D8 comprises eight developing Muslim nations -- Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey, with an objective to improve the position of developing Muslim countries in the global world economy through diversification of their economies by creating new opportunities via enhanced trade relations. Editor: Bi Mingxin

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com (July 06, 2008)
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