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Australia works towards a summit with Indonesia

Australia has begun work to get a summit meeting with Indonesia.

The Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, wants to visit Jakarta to set up talks between the Prime Minister, John Howard, and Indonesia's President, Megawati Sukarnoputri.

From Canberra, Graeme Dobell reports...

Mr Howard promised that if elected one of his first international priorities would be a meeting with Indonesia's President, to discuss joint action to control the flow of boat people using Indonesian ports to sail to Australia.The Prime Minister spoke yesterday with the Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, about a possible timetable. Australia's Embassy in Jakarta is today taking soundings. Mr Downer wants to visit Indonesia in the next few weeks to prepare the way for Mr Howard to see President Megawati. The Foreign Minister also wants to talk about the Government's proposed trilateral meeting of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor to get a stable relationship between Jakarta and Dili.

12/11/01 21:10:38 | ABC Radio Australia News

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