Hijjah 03, 1431, Nov 09, 2010, SPA -- U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday for an official visit to Indonesia. "We see in Indonesia the intersection of a lot of key American interests, and we see this as a partnership that is very important to the future of American interests in Asia and the world," said Ben Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security advisor for strategic communications. Jakarta is the second stop on Obama's 10-day four-nation Asian tour. He spent three days in India, where his emphasis was on developing business links that could lead to U.S. jobs, and later will visit South Korea, where he attends a G20 summit and Yokohama, Japan, for an Asia-Pacific economic meeting, REUTERS reported. Obama and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono are expected to sign a "Comprehensive Partnership" agreed a year ago. Obama will also use his short stay to reach out to the Muslim world. On Wednesday he will visit the "Istiqlal" Mosque, one of the world's largest, and make a major outdoor speech that aides said is expected to draw large crowds.
