President arrives in Singapore to attend 13th ASEAN summit

The president`s entourage also included Trade Minister Marie Pangestu, Coordinating Minister for Economy Boediono, Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, and National Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM) Chief Mohammad Luthfi.
Meanwhile, Malaysia`s Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi arrived earlier in the island state at 9 a.m.
Heads of state/government who arrived on the previous day in Singapore are Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tand Dung, Brunei Darussalam`s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Philippine President Gloria Arroyo.
President Yudhoyono was scheduled to stay at Hotel Rafless, a 10-minute trip by car to the venue of the ASEAN summit.