MANILA, Philippines — Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Manila on Thursday for a state visit and to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia (WEF-EA).
The Indonesian Presidential Aircraft (737-800) landed at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City at about 12:50 p.m.
He was welcomed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Education Secretary Armin Luistro, Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino, Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Ma. Rosario Aguinaldo, Pasay City Mayor Antonino Calixto, and Philippine Air Force Commanding General Lt. Gen. Jeffery Delgado.
President Yudhoyono was accompanied by Indonesia’s First Lady Ani Bambang Yudhoyono and his delegation.
Meanwhile, Vice President U Nyan Tun of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar arrived at the Manila International Airport Terminal 3 at about 11p.m. on Wednesday.
President Yudhoyono and Vice President U Nyan Tun, along with President Benigno S. Aquino III and Vietnamese President Nguyen Tan Dung, are scheduled to give speeches at the opening plenary of the WEF-EA at the Shang-ri La Hotel in Makati on Thursday. (Malacanang news release)
