JAKARTA, Jan. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to open the 14th annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) here next Monday.

    More than 300 delegates from 27 countries will take part in the meeting, which will last from Jan. 15 to 20, Antara news agency quoted the House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono assaying in his capacity as APPF president here on Saturday.

    The speaker said the meeting would discuss a number of political and security issues in the Asia Pacific region, including terrorism, transnational crime, the security situation in the Korean Peninsula, and the peace process in the Middle East.

    In the economic and trade field, the participants will discuss efforts to strengthen economic development cooperation, a report by South Korea on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in 2005, a report by Malaysia on the first East Asian Summit, a report by China on the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Hong Kong and efforts to enhance global and regional economic cooperation, he said.

    In addition, the meeting will discuss natural disaster management, energy security, corruption eradication, women's participation in the economic and political fields, poverty alleviation, socio-cultural relations and global climate change.

    During the meeting, the Indonesian delegation will come up with a report on the progress achieved in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Aceh and North Sumatra, which took the brunt of the Dec. 26 tsunami, he said. Enditem