Jakarta - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make her two day official trip to Indonesia as a reciprocal visit to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's in 2009. "In the bilateral meeting between President Yudhoyono and Chancellor Merkel, both leaders will discuss improved cooperation on priority areas, trade and investment, education, research and technology, health as well as defense industry," said Presidential spokesman for Foreign Affairs Teuku Faizasyah on a press release received by ANTARA, here on Saturday. Faizasyah also said that the visit would be an opportunity for both heads of government to talk about regional and global issues. "On this occasion, they will launch Indonesia-Germany Comprehensive Partnership Declaration, marking on a visionary partnership in the future which refers to the areas of joint cooperation," he added. Merkel, who took office in 2005, will arrive in Jakarta, Tuesday (July 10), making series of events including wreaths laying on Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, official welcoming ceremony at the Merdeka Palace, bilateral meeting with President Yudhoyono and state banquet. In addition, she plans to visit Immanuel Church and Southeast Asian largest mosque Istiqlal. She will also have a meeting with Constitutional Court Chief, Mahfud MD. Meanwhile, Merkel's spokesperson Steffen Seibert was quoted as saying that the Europe's top economy leader would embark on the brief trip as the euro-zone debt crisis rumbles on. (*)

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