SBY's Arrival in Japan

TOKYO, KOMPAS.com - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday at 9 pm arrived at Tokyo’ Haneda airport for the APEC summit in Yokohama Saturday.  Flanked by the First Lady, the President left Incheon airport in Seoul at 9.10 pm after attending the G-20 summit at the COEX Convention Centre in  Seoul.

President Yudhoyono was slated to attend the opening of APEC Summit on Saturday following a working lunch at 12:30-14:00 the first retreat session.
Upon arrival at Haneda, the President was greeted by Indonesian ambassador to Japan M.Luthfi and Defence Attache Col. Diki Atriana.
   
In the afternoon, the President and entourage were formerly slated to fly back to Jakarta and the Indonesian delegation to the APEC Summit would be represented by Vice President Boediono, in accordance with a press statement of the President at the State Palace. The president was in the company of Coordinator for the Economy Hatta Rajasa, Finance Minister Agus Martowardjojo, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, State Secretary Sudi Silalahi, Industry Minister Hidayat dan and Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa.

The APEC Summet is held from November 13 to November 14 in  Yokohama. The meeting of the heads of state members of the Asia Pacific economic cooperation group was held at Pacifico in Yokohama a conventional hall located in Minato Mirai.

APEC member countries include Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Indonesia, Japan,  Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore,  Thailand, and the US, while  China, Hong Kong and Taiwan joined in 1991. Mexico and  Papua New Guinea joined in 1993, Chili in 1994, while  Peru, Russia and Vietnam joined in 1998.