JAKARTA, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Indonesia will host an international summit next week to solicit emergency assistance for those countries hit by the tsunami and discuss reconstruction.
Heads of state or special representatives from the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations as well as China, Japan, South Korea, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand and the United States would be invited to attend the meeting on Jan. 6, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said, according to The Australian Friday.
Representatives from the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, Asian Development Bank and the European Union would also be invited.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to chair the meeting, which the government hopes will encourage commitment to concrete action for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas hit by the disaster.
