(April 10, 2007/ Jakarta) Asian and European liberal parliamentarians arrive today at the Indonesian capital for the two-day mission and workshop jointly organized by the Alliance of Liberals & Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and the Council of Asian Liberals & Democrats (CALD).
The mission, supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, consists of a full-day workshop and visits to two leading Indonesian political parties, the Nation Awakening Party (PKB) and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP).
ALDE, the biggest third force in the European parliament, has sent a delegation consisting of seven Members of the European Parliament. They are Hon. Graham Watson, a British MEP, ALDE leader; Hon. Jules Maaten, MEP, from the Netherlands; Hon. Eugenijus Gentvilas, MEP, from Lithuania; Hon. Ignasi Guardans, MEP, from Spain; Hon. Anders Samuelsen, MEP, from Denmark; Hon. Fiona Hall, MEP, from the UK; and Hon. Lydie Polfer, MEP and former Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg.
The CALD delegation is headed by Hon. Henedina Razon-Abad, MP, head of the CALD Women’s Caucus and Vice President of the Liberal Party of the Philippines; Senator Rhina Bhar of the Malaysian People’s Movement Party (Gerakan); Hon. Saumura Tioulong, MP, of the Sam Rainsy Party of Cambodia; and H.E. Ambassador Khasit Piromya of the Democrat Party of Thailand.
Mr. Hubertus von Welck, FNF Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia, also attended.
The members of the organizing committee are Mr. John Joseph S. Coronel, CALD Executive Director; Mr. Nicollo Rinaldi, ALDE Deputy Secretary General; Ms. Nur Rachmi and Ms. Irina Dayasih of FNF-Jakarta; Ms. Therese Murdock of ALDE Secretariat; and, Mr. Carlo Religioso, CALD Program Officer.
A welcome dinner was hosted by CALD at the Dapur Babah, a well-known Jakarta Restaurant.
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