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Obama Visits Indonesia to Press Trade, Security Ties

   VOA News 09 November 2010
   U.S.  President  Barack  Obama  and  first lady Michelle Obama walk an
   honor  guard  cordon  as  they disembark Air Force One upon arrival in
   Jakarta, Indonesia, 09 Nov 2010

Photo: AP

   U.S.  President  Barack  Obama  and  first lady Michelle Obama walk an
   honor  guard  cordon  as  they disembark Air Force One upon arrival in
   Jakarta, Indonesia, 09 Nov 2010

   U.S.  President  Barack  Obama  has arrived on a long-awaited visit to
   Indonesia,  where  he  hopes  to  boost economic and security ties and
   continue his outreach to the Muslim world.
   It is a sort of homecoming for Mr. Obama, who lived in the country for
   four years as a child. But euphoria over the visit has dimmed somewhat
   after two previous visits were canceled.
   Aides  to  Mr.  Obama say the president will focus on many of the same
   issues  as  during his just-completed visit to India, including closer
   cooperation  on counter-terrorism, economic growth, climate change and
   clean  energy.   Talks  will  continue  over  an official dinner with
   President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
   On  Wednesday,  Mr.  Obama is scheduled to visit the Istiqlal Mosque -
   the  largest  in  Southeast  Asia  - and make an outdoor speech to the
   Indonesian  people. However White House aides say the program may have
   to  be  shortened because ash from a volcano in central Java threatens
   to disrupt air traffic..
   Mr.  Obama  is on a four-country tour that will also take him to South
   Korea and Japan for back-to-back economic summits.
   He flew to Jakarta from India, where he endorsed that country's bid to
   become  a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. In an address
   to  the Indian parliament on Monday, Mr. Obama said America is seeking
   a   United   Nations  that  is  "efficient,  effective,  credible  and
   legitimate." Â
   The  U.S.  leader also welcomed India's emergence as a major power and
   called for dialogue between India and Pakistan.
   A  White House aide says that in traveling to India and Indonesia, the
   president  is  underscoring  his  support for emerging Asian powers as
   cornerstones  of the strategic orientation of the United States in the
   21st century. Â

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