PDIP NOW IN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION WITH GOLKAR

Jakarta, April 22 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP) is now in political communication with the Golkar Party after the latter failed to find a meeting point on forming a coalition with the Democratic Party (PD), a PDIP executive said.

"We will continue our political communications with Golkar," PDIP Secretary General Pramono Anung said at the residence of PDIP leader Megawati Soekarnoputri at Jl Teuku Umar on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, Golkar Secretary General Sumarsono said that the recent political communications between Golkar and PD had failed to yield any accord towards a coalition so that Golkar would now turn to other parties.

"After a week of intensive political communications on continuing the SBY-JK government between Golkar and PD, the two parties have not been able to find a meeting point to form a coalition," Sumarsono said.

On the possibility of a meeting between Golkar Chairman Jusuf Kalla and Megawati, Anung said it was now being arranged but not on Wednesday. "We will not be too reactive," he said.

He said his party was willing to build further communications with Golkar. PDIP appreciated the decision taken by Golkar. But PDIP would still wait for the results of Golkar's special national leadership meeting on Thursday.

Anung admitted he had communicated with Golkar since early on Wednesday. "We have continued to communicate with friends in Golkar since this morning," he added. ***1***