January 16, Jakarta: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delayed his visit to Myanmar from the previous schedule in January to mid February.

“The (previous) plan was in late January. But due to the President’s agenda, the visit is delayed until mid February,” a spokesman of Foreign Affairs Ministry, Desra Percaya said after the installment of echelon I officials of the ministry here, Monday.

Desra said, Myanmar has expressed readiness for President Yudhoyono’s visit.

“Earlier last week, Myanmar Ambassador has met Foreign Affairs Minister and conveyed Myanmar readiness to accept the President,” he added.

On the agenda of bilateral talks, whether it would touch on issues on human rights and democracy, Desra said, both leaders would discuss a wide-range of bilateral issues.

Desra did not elaborate further whether President Yudhoyono is scheduled to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi.

“I will not speculate whether (the President) will meet Suu Kyi or not, but as long as I know the President would discuss bilateral issues,” he said.

Reports said, President Yudhoyono was scheduled to visit Myanmar on January 31.

The President’s visit is part of his tour to two ASEAN countries namely Brunei Darussalam and Cambodia.

“This is part of the President visit, so far he has visited six (ASEAN) countries, but yet to the three countries. He will first visit Brunei, Cambodia and then Myanmar,” Desra continued.

The six ASEAN countries are Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Laos and Vietnam.

Since he took power in 2004, President Yudhoyono has three meetings with his Myanmar counterpart, first was held on the sideline of the 10th ASEAN summit in Vientiane, Laos in 2004.

The second meeting was held in 2005 on the sidelines of Asia Africa Summit in Jakarta, and the last was in the 11th ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur last December.