TEEN FOR GREEN

JAKARTA, FRIDAY - the sucessesor to the Throne of the United Kingdom, Prince Charles Philip Arthur George (60) will arrive at the Airport, Halim Perdana Kusuma, Saturday (1 / 10) tomorrow at 14.00 WIB accompanied with a number of the kingdom staff.

During the five-day visit, the statesman, the father of Prince William and Prince Harry, is scheduled to meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Sultan Hamengkubuwono X.

This was informed the by British Ambassador to Indonesia, Martin Hatfull, Friday (31/10), at a press meet in the British Embassy, Jakarta. Also attending the press release was the Head of Public Relations UK Embassy Fave Belnis.

Hatfull said the purpose to visit the son of Queen Elizabeth II is to promote dialogue between cultures and inter-religion community of Islam in Indonesia and England, and emphasizes the importance of rain forest conservation which can reduce the emissions of the world.

Prince Charles has been known to be concerned with the local environment. "Prince Charles has shown its commitment in the fight against global warming, and has been directly involved in environmental conservation activities," said Hatfall.

Hatfall also hopes that this visit can strengthen the UK-India relationship in the future.

SBY to meet and Sultan

Sunday morning, a graduate of Cambridge University will visit the Rainforest expectancy in Jambi. In Jambi, Prince Charles will be greeted by a number of high officials, including the Governor of Jambi. Monday morning, Prince Charles will present the presidential lecture at the State Palace, and attended the dialogue and cultural among religions held by PB Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia at Hotel Nikko.

"At the Palace, Prince Charles will deliver the possibility of cooperation between developing countries and developed countries to treat and maintain the rain forest in a sustainable way," said Hatfall.

A day later, Prince Charles will fly to Yogyakarta, visiting Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X palace in Yogyakarta to discuss the dialogue among religions, and meet a number of students of Gadjah Mada University. The next day, Prince Charles will leave for Jakarta and return to England with the royal plane.

INDONESIAN VERSION :

JAKARTA, JUMAT - Penerus takhta Kerajaan Inggris, Pangeran Charles Philip Arthur George (60) akan tiba di Bandar Udara Halim Perdana Kusuma, Sabtu (1/10) besok pukul 14.00 WIB dengan didampingi sejumlah staf kerajaan.

Selama lima hari kunjungan kenegaraan tersebut, ayah dari Pangeran William dan Harry ini dijadwalkan akan bertemu dengan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X.

Demikian disampaikan Duta Besar Inggris untuk Indonesia Martin Hatfull, Jumat (31/10), saat jumpa pers di Kedutaan Besar Inggris, Jakarta. Turut hadir dalam jumpa pers tersebut Kepala Hubungan Masyarakat Kedubes Inggris Fave Belnis.

Menurut Hatfull, tujuan kunjungan putra Ratu Elizabeth II ini adalah untuk mempromosikan dialog antaragama dan budaya antara komunitas umat Islam di Indonesia dan Inggris, serta menekankan pentingnya konservasi hutan hujan yang dapat mengurangi emisi dunia.

Pangeran Charles dikenal sebagai tokoh yang peduli lingkungan hidup. "Pangeran Charles telah menunjukkan komitmennya dalam memerangi pemanasan global, dan telah terlibat langsung dalam berbagai kegiatan konservasi lingkungan," ujar Hatfall.

Hatfall juga berharap, kunjungan ini dapat memperkuat hubungan Indonesia-Inggris di masa mendatang.

Bertemu SBY dan Sultan

Minggu pagi, alumni Universitas Cambridge ini akan menyambangi Hutan Hujan Harapan di Jambi. Di Jambi, Pangeran Charles akan disambut oleh sejumlah pejabat tinggi, termasuk Gubernur Jambi. Hari Senin pagi, Pangeran Charles akan memberikan presidential lecture di Istana Negara, serta menghadiri dialog antaragama dan kebudayaan yang diselenggarakan oleh PB Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia di Hotel Nikko.

"Di Istana, Pangeran Charles akan menyampaikan mengenai kemungkinan kerja sama antara negara-negara berkembang dan negara-negara maju untuk merawat dan menjaga hutan hujan secara berkelanjutan," ujar Hatfall.

Sehari setelahnya, Pangeran Charles akan terbang ke Yogyakarta,mengunjungi Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X di Keraton Yogyakarta untuk berdiskusi mengenai dialog antarnegara, serta menemui sejumlah mahasiswa Universitas Gadjah Mada. Keesokan harinya, Pangeran Charles akan meninggalkan Jakarta dan kembali ke Inggris dengan menggunakan pesawat kerajaan.