Obama says US to help victims of natural disasters
Antara News, Wednesday, November 10, 2010 04:02 WIB
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Visiting US President Barack Obama expressed sympathy for Indonesia on Tuesday and pledged to send humanitarian aid to victims of Merapi eruptions in Yogyakarta and Central Java and tsunami in Mentawai.
"We will keep supporting. The United States of America would continue to collect humanitarian aid in everyway possible ," he said at a joint press conference with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Tuesday evening.
Obama said Indonesia was facing difficult times recently due to a number of natural disasters that came one after the other.
He praised President Yudhoyono that had worked hard to help his people that had become victims of the natural disasters.
To all the victims he expressed deep sympathy and condolences. "Please accept my sympathy," he said.
Obama said his arrival in Indonesia was one of the ways to assure that the US was a loyal friend of Indonesia.
On the occasion President Yudhoyono said that Obama was a figure who knew Indonesia. In view of that he hoped the good relations between the two countries would help improve the quality of life in the two countries.
"So, the cooperation between Indonesia and the US could be done more quickly," he said.
President Obama, flanked by First Lady Michele Obama, arrived here on Tuesday afternoon for a state visit until Wednesday.
He was officially welcomed at Merdeka Palace at 5pm by President Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono.
President Obama is scheduled to visit the country`s biggest mosque the Istiqlal on Wednesday and made a public speech at state University of Indonesia before leaving for South Korea to attend the G20 Summit.
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