Head of ASEAN Countries Participate Concerned for Indonesia

HANOI - Disaster eruption of Mount Merapi in Central Java and the earthquake that struck the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, causing sympathy to Indonesia. The Heads of State / Government Association of South East Asean Nations (ASEAN), expressed sympathy for Indonesia.
The Heads of State / Government of ASEAN expressed concern and sympathy to the people of Indonesia for a series of natural disasters that have occurred. Similarly, in a written statement the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia to the Legal, Friday (29/10/2010).
Given the situation in the country, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), who had arrived in Hanoi decided to return to Indonesia. SBY return to monitor the condition and lead emergency response efforts directly.
On Thursday, October 28 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the Mentawai taking the time to see the situation of quake-hit areas along the tsunami. But President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to return to Hanoi, Vietnam, the ASEAN leaders to accept the award from President of Vietnam.
In the face of various disasters in the region that recently has increased, the meeting pushed for increased cooperation in handling natural disasters through the realization of the establishment of the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) in Jakarta.