INDONESIA SEEKS MORE INVESTMENT FROM SOUTH KOREA

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Aug 29 (Antara) - Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who is on a five day visit until Sunday to attend a peace conference in Seoul, has promoted Indonesian businesses to attract more investment from South Korea.         Kalla, who attended the Peace Summit of the Universal Peace Federation on Friday, also held meetings with the South Korean prime minister, trade and industry minister and conglomerates.        "Indonesia and South Korea are friendly countries and have strong relations," Kalla said in his address during a dinner party with South Korean conglomerates at Conrad Hotel, Seoul, Friday night.         During his speech, Kalla introduced additional investment potentials to South Korea, which is one of the five largest investor countries in Indonesia.         He noted that South Korea and Indonesia are both 70 years old, but South Korea has moved ahead in becoming an advanced nation.