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09JAKARTA262
2009-02-13 11:15:00
SECRET
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO REVIEWS THE SECRETARY'S
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S E C R E T JAKARTA 000262
DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES, D, P, EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS; NSC FOR
J.BADER AND E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/13/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV OVIP CLINTON HILLARY ID
SUBJECT: PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO REVIEWS THE SECRETARY'S
UPCOMING VISIT WITH THE AMBASSADOR
REF: JAKARTA 250
Classified By: Ambassador Cameron R. Hume, reasons 1.4 (b+d).
S E C R E T JAKARTA 000262
DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES, D, P, EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS; NSC FOR
J.BADER AND E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/13/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV OVIP CLINTON HILLARY ID
SUBJECT: PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO REVIEWS THE SECRETARY'S
UPCOMING VISIT WITH THE AMBASSADOR
REF: JAKARTA 250
Classified By: Ambassador Cameron R. Hume, reasons 1.4 (b+d).
1. (U) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono requested a meeting
with the Ambassador on February 13 to discuss the Secretary's
upcoming trip to Indonesia. Yudhoyono is pleased that the
Secretary will stop in Jakarta on her first official trip.
He plans to engage the Secretary on ways to move
U.S.-Indonesia relations forward on the educational,
environmental, economic and people-to-people fronts.
2. (S) SUMMARY (Con'd): Yudhoyono intends to raise Iran and
offer to assist any USG efforts to engage Tehran. He will
underscore to the Secretary the importance of United States
engagement in Asia to ensure a stable balance of power in
light of China's rise. The President will discuss new
strategies to promote reform in Burma. END SUMMARY.
MOVING BILATERAL RELATIONS FORWARD
3. (U) President Yudhoyono requested a meeting with the
Ambassador on February 13 to discuss the Secretary's upcoming
trip to Indonesia. Yudhoyono is pleased that the Secretary
will visit Indonesia on her first overseas trip as Secretary.
He said U.S.-Indonesian relations are good and can become
better. The Secretary's visit will be key to moving the
relationship forward.
4. (C) Yudhoyono will outline his vision of a strategic
relationship with the United States, as he proposed in his
November 2008 speech in Washington. Education, the
environment, economic cooperation and people-to-people ties
are key elements in that relationship. He will ask for a
strong USG role in the World Oceans Conference and the Coral
Triangle Initiative. Yudhoyono hopes to explore initiatives
in these areas when he meets the Secretary.
5. (C) The Ambassador underscored that the United States
sought a strong relationship with Indonesia. Indonesia's
progress in democratic reform and countering terrorism is a
solid basis for stronger bilateral ties in other areas.
President Obama's personal history in Jakarta helped raise
Indonesia's profile in Washington. The Secretary looks
forward to discussing deepening cooperation with Indonesia
during her visit.
6. (C) Yudhoyono will discuss the possibility that President
Obama visit Indonesia to deliver a major address on U.S.
relations with the Muslim world. He will propose to the
Secretary that the venue be the Jakarta-based International
Islamic Forum for Science, Technology and Human Resources
Development (IFTIHAR),founded by former Indonesian President
B.J. Habibie (see reftel). IFTIHAR would offer the President
a venue to discuss critical issues between "the West and the
rest," according to Yudhoyono. This could be arranged at any
time convenient to President Obama, including around the time
of the APEC meetings in Singapore later this year.
WAYS TO ENGAGE IRAN
7. (S) Yudhoyono hailed President Obama's willingness to
engage Iran and will tell the Secretary that Indonesia is
willing to help. The key will be formulating the right
approach. Yudhoyono urged the USG to be open minded and
suggested that an enlarged mechanism might be more effective
than the current P5 1 format. Indonesia would be willing to
be part of such a mechanism. Yudhoyono has met President
Ahmadinejad several times and offered to assist USG efforts
to engage Tehran in any way that might be appropriate.
CHINA AND THE REGIONAL BALANCE OF POWER
8. (S) Yudhoyono will tell the Secretary that U.S.
engagement is important in order to maintain a stable balance
of power in Asia given the rise of China. Indonesia is
concerned that China's rise could upset stability in the
region. A comprehensive and long-term approach is needed to
manage China's rising influence. ASEAN, India, Japan and
South Korea are key elements of that approach. In addition
to this, the United States, Australia and New Zealand must
play a role in the Asian balance of power. Yudhoyono hoped
that the Secretary will outline priorities for U.S. Asia
policy that include a robust commitment to the region.
SEEKING NEW APPROACHES ON MYANMAR
9. (C) Creative and flexible new approaches are needed on
Myanmar, Yudhoyono said. The challenge is to convince the
regime to move forward with the roadmap, which offered a path
to democracy. A combination of "carrots and sticks" was
needed to influence the regime to move forward. Yudhoyono
hoped that the Obama Administration would be open to new
approaches to this issue.
HUME
DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES, D, P, EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS; NSC FOR
J.BADER AND E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/13/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV OVIP CLINTON HILLARY ID
SUBJECT: PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO REVIEWS THE SECRETARY'S
UPCOMING VISIT WITH THE AMBASSADOR
REF: JAKARTA 250
Classified By: Ambassador Cameron R. Hume, reasons 1.4 (b+d).
1. (U) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono requested a meeting
with the Ambassador on February 13 to discuss the Secretary's
upcoming trip to Indonesia. Yudhoyono is pleased that the
Secretary will stop in Jakarta on her first official trip.
He plans to engage the Secretary on ways to move
U.S.-Indonesia relations forward on the educational,
environmental, economic and people-to-people fronts.
2. (S) SUMMARY (Con'd): Yudhoyono intends to raise Iran and
offer to assist any USG efforts to engage Tehran. He will
underscore to the Secretary the importance of United States
engagement in Asia to ensure a stable balance of power in
light of China's rise. The President will discuss new
strategies to promote reform in Burma. END SUMMARY.
MOVING BILATERAL RELATIONS FORWARD
3. (U) President Yudhoyono requested a meeting with the
Ambassador on February 13 to discuss the Secretary's upcoming
trip to Indonesia. Yudhoyono is pleased that the Secretary
will visit Indonesia on her first overseas trip as Secretary.
He said U.S.-Indonesian relations are good and can become
better. The Secretary's visit will be key to moving the
relationship forward.
4. (C) Yudhoyono will outline his vision of a strategic
relationship with the United States, as he proposed in his
November 2008 speech in Washington. Education, the
environment, economic cooperation and people-to-people ties
are key elements in that relationship. He will ask for a
strong USG role in the World Oceans Conference and the Coral
Triangle Initiative. Yudhoyono hopes to explore initiatives
in these areas when he meets the Secretary.
5. (C) The Ambassador underscored that the United States
sought a strong relationship with Indonesia. Indonesia's
progress in democratic reform and countering terrorism is a
solid basis for stronger bilateral ties in other areas.
President Obama's personal history in Jakarta helped raise
Indonesia's profile in Washington. The Secretary looks
forward to discussing deepening cooperation with Indonesia
during her visit.
6. (C) Yudhoyono will discuss the possibility that President
Obama visit Indonesia to deliver a major address on U.S.
relations with the Muslim world. He will propose to the
Secretary that the venue be the Jakarta-based International
Islamic Forum for Science, Technology and Human Resources
Development (IFTIHAR),founded by former Indonesian President
B.J. Habibie (see reftel). IFTIHAR would offer the President
a venue to discuss critical issues between "the West and the
rest," according to Yudhoyono. This could be arranged at any
time convenient to President Obama, including around the time
of the APEC meetings in Singapore later this year.
WAYS TO ENGAGE IRAN
7. (S) Yudhoyono hailed President Obama's willingness to
engage Iran and will tell the Secretary that Indonesia is
willing to help. The key will be formulating the right
approach. Yudhoyono urged the USG to be open minded and
suggested that an enlarged mechanism might be more effective
than the current P5 1 format. Indonesia would be willing to
be part of such a mechanism. Yudhoyono has met President
Ahmadinejad several times and offered to assist USG efforts
to engage Tehran in any way that might be appropriate.
CHINA AND THE REGIONAL BALANCE OF POWER
8. (S) Yudhoyono will tell the Secretary that U.S.
engagement is important in order to maintain a stable balance
of power in Asia given the rise of China. Indonesia is
concerned that China's rise could upset stability in the
region. A comprehensive and long-term approach is needed to
manage China's rising influence. ASEAN, India, Japan and
South Korea are key elements of that approach. In addition
to this, the United States, Australia and New Zealand must
play a role in the Asian balance of power. Yudhoyono hoped
that the Secretary will outline priorities for U.S. Asia
policy that include a robust commitment to the region.
SEEKING NEW APPROACHES ON MYANMAR
9. (C) Creative and flexible new approaches are needed on
Myanmar, Yudhoyono said. The challenge is to convince the
regime to move forward with the roadmap, which offered a path
to democracy. A combination of "carrots and sticks" was
needed to influence the regime to move forward. Yudhoyono
hoped that the Obama Administration would be open to new
approaches to this issue.
HUME