Published: January 04, 2006
Rice To Travel to Indonesia, Australia January 7-12
Trip to focus on tsunami recovery, bird flu, greenhouse gas emissions
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Indonesia and Australia January 7-12 to participate in bilateral and multilateral meetings, according to the State Department.
According to a January 3 statement, Rice's visit to Indonesia will focus on support for that country's democratic development. Rice also will meet with Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss progress on tsunami recovery efforts and measures to prevent or respond to the threat of avian influenza, or bird flu. (See Bird Flu.)
In Australia, the secretary will hold a ministerial session of the U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue, the statement says.
The trilateral discussions are part of a periodic multilateral dialogue on counterterrorism and other related issues. Since December 2004, the three countries have cooperated closely on the war on terrorism and on their response to the tsunami disaster.
Rice also will participate in the first Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate with Australia, China, India, Japan and South Korea, the statement says. (See Climate Change.)
Announced July 2005, the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate will focus on achieving greater cooperation on the development and transfer of technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
For additional information on U.S. policies, see East Asia and Pacific.
Following is the text of the statement:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 3, 2006
STATEMENT BY SEAN MCCORMACK, SPOKESMAN
Secretary of State Rice's Travel to Australia and Indonesia
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Indonesia and Australia January 7-12, 2006.
Secretary Rice's visit to Indonesia will focus on support for Indonesia's democratic development. The Secretary will meet with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his ministers to discuss our cooperation on preventing and responding to the threat of avian influenza and a review of progress in Indonesia's recovery from last year's tsunami.
In Australia, the Secretary will hold a Ministerial session of the U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with her Australian and Japanese counterparts. She will participate in the first Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate with the Governments of Australia, China, India, Japan, and Korea.
Source: U.S. Department of State
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