REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK - President Susilo Yudhoyono (SBY) arrived in New York on Sunday morning to attend the 67th session of the UN General Assembly and hold a series of bilateral and multilateral talks. Yudhoyono has a number of bilateral and multilateral issues on his agenda to be discussed during the visit, including meeting with some fragile and conflict affected countries.
Among the heavy scedule ahead, SBY will attend the opening ceremony and later speak as part of the general debate during the 67th session of the UN General Assembly. The Indonesian leader, the Liberian president and the British prime minister will co-chair the first-day meeting of the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Yudhoyono will also attend a meeting of G7+ countries, which represents 17 fragile and conflict affected countries. At the meeting he will speak of Indonesia's experience in resolving conflicts.
He will also meet with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, Finnish President Sauli Niisito, the President of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, German President Joachim Gauck, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti.
He will also attend Indonesia Investments Day at the New York Stock Exchange, where he is expected to meet with large US investors.