RI PRESIDENT RECEIVES BRAZIL'S COUNTERPART

Jakarta, July 12 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was scheduled to receive his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inaco Lula Da Silva who is in Indonesia for a one-day state visit.

Brazil's president was expected to be received in a state function at the State Palace here Saturday at 10 a.m. local time.

Brazil's president is accompanied by a 68-member entourage including Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, Minister for Presidential Staff Dilma Rousesseff and Minister for Industrial Development and Foreign Trade Edmundo S Fujita.

Before arriving at the State Palace, Brazil's president and entourage visited the Kalibata hero's cemetery in South Jakarta.

Following the welcome ceremony, the two leaders were slated to hold a one-hour meeting before witnessing the signing of memorandums of understanding on education, technical cooperation on fuel oil production and agreement on visa free facility for diplomatic ties and passport services.

During the visit in Indonesia, Brazil's president would also attend a meeting between the two countries' chambers of commerce and industry at Borobudur Hotel in Jakarta.

President Luiz Inaco was also expected to meet chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Hidayat Nur Wahid and House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono at the parliament building.

Brazil's president and his group were scheduled to leave Indonesia on Saturday afternoon.