President Obama scheduled to visit Indonesia's mosque, campus

JAKARTA. November 9. KAZINFORM Visiting U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama is scheduled to visit Jakarta's landmark mosque of Istiqlal and the country's prominent university, police information center said on Tuesday, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

President Obama is scheduled to visit the mosque on Wednesday morning after spending the night in the city's lavish hotel.

He was also scheduled to visit University of Indonesia (UI) campus located in Depok, West Java at Wednesday noon after his visit to the Muslim's worship place.

Besides those two locations, President Obama is scheduled to pay tribute to Indonesian heroes in Kalibata heroes cemetery located in South Jakarta.

Talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was scheduled soon after he arrived in Halim Perdanakusumah airport, East Jakart, on Tuesday afternoon.

Prior to his arrival, a plane carrying U.S. journalists had landed in the airport.

Indonesia deploys thousands of police and military troops to secure the visit of President Obama.

The Indonesian apparatus tasked to secure President Obama's visit among others come from anti-terror squad and army's special command troops.

They have commenced their duties, securing the areas around the sites where President Obama was scheduled to visit, two days before the visit.

President Obama was scheduled to leave for Seoul, South Korea to attend the G20 summit on Wednesday afternoon, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com