Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has cancelled a planned visit to attend the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) meeting due to the death of former president Soeharto at Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta.
Former President Soeharto (86) died on Sunday (Jan 27) at 13:10 after he was treated for 24 days at the Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta.
Andi Mallarangeng, presidential spokesman said here on Sunday that Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Widodo AS will represent president Yudhoyono in the international meeting.
A total of 29 officials at ministerial level have confirmed participation in the UNCAC meeting in the Indonesian tourist resort province of Bali on January 28 - February 1, 2008.
"Twenty nine ministerial level officials have until today confirmed participation in the conference. But we believe that more than the number would attend it," Bali Police Chief Insp. Gen. Paulus Purwoko said earlier.
The Indonesian second president was admitted to Pertamina Hospital on January 4, 2008, for suffering from anemia and severe edema. (*)
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