| Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri has hinted that she may not meet president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and running mate Jusuf Kalla before their inauguration on Oct. 20, reports said Wednesday.
Susilo and Kalla, who won the Sept. 20 election by a landslide victory, have several times publicly expressed their desire to see Megawati before their inauguration to seek what he said a reconciliation between the competing parties.
Megawati said in Bitung, North Sulawesi on Tuesday that she saw no urgency in meeting the pair as she was never in conflict with them, reported The Jakarta Post newspaper.
"I often ask myself why I need to have reconciliation. Such a move is only for two warring parties who need to sit down togetherand find solutions (to their disputes). The transfer of power proceeds peacefully as there is nothing unusual," Megawati was quoted as saying.
While she had appealed to the public to accept the election result, Megawati has refrained herself from congratulating the twoover their victory.
Guruh Sukarnoputra, the younger brother of Megawati, said earlier that he was arranging a meeting between Susilo and members of the Sukarno family, including Megawati, before his inauguration on Oct. 20. The late Sukarno is the country's first president.
Susilo, a retired four-star Army general, had held meetings with several families of former presidents and vice presidents as part of what he said as a national reconciliation campaign. |