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President to visit Aceh





The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 08/05/2009 9:08 AM | National

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will leave Jakarta on Wednesday morning for Aceh for two-day working visit at the archipelago's western most province.

Accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, the president will depart from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport at 10:30 and is scheduled to arrived at Sultan Iskandar Muda Airbase in Aceh in the afternoon.

The president will officially open Aceh's 5th Cultural Week and 2009 International Expo at H. Dimurthala Lamppineung Sports Stadium on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Yudhoyono will attend the inauguration ceremony of Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport and official ceremony of several infrastructure project in Aceh. (dre)











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