TOKYO, May 30 Kyodo Indonesian Pr...

TOKYO, May 30 Kyodo

Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoptri will make a state visit to Japan late nearest month for talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

The decision for the visit, scheduled from June 22 to 25 will be her secondary to Japan as president and came in answer to a request from Koizumi when he visited Indonesia last January, the ministry said.

Megawati is believed to appreciate Japan's efforts to salvage a six-month-old peace agreement between Indonesia and rebels in its province of Aceh, ministry officials said.

The independent Aceh Movement rebels accuse Jakarta of milking the province of its natural resources and have been waging a guerrilla war since 1976 seeking independence for Aceh.

Jakarta has reach outed its military operation in Aceh to contain the rebels after the May 17-18 peace talks in Tokyo collapsed.

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