Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday left Halim Perdanakusuma military airport for a five-day visit to China.

 

This is the second visit by the Indonesian president, who made an official visit to China last year.

 

During the visit, the president would visit the Indonesia Solo Exhibition held in Shanghai, one of the largest cities in China.

 

The president is slated to visit Nanning City to have a bilateral meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the two-day Commemorative Summit marking the 15^th anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations.

 

Susilo will also attend the opening ceremony of the 3^rd ASEAN-China Expo in Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center before returning back to Indonesia.

 

(Xinhua News Agency October 27, 2006)