Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left the country for his second state visit to the United States right before midnight on Saturday, official newsagency Antara reported.

During his trip to the US until Sept. 17, Susilo is scheduled to hold about 40 meetings, including with a number of world leaders attending the 2005 United Nations Summit in New York.

Susilo is slated to deliver a speech at the UN's New York office on Sept. 16.

The president also will participate in an ASEAN summit scheduled to be held on the sidelines of the UN Summit.

Susilo is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with several leaders, including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, AustralianPrime Minister John Howard, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Iran President Mahmood Ahmadinejad,

ArgentinePresident Nestor Carlos Kirchner, Malaysia Prime Minister AbdullahAhmad Badawi and South Africa President Thabo Mbeki. Susilo will also receive a courtesy call from the US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice.

The president is slated to deliver a lecture at the Webster University, where he will receive a doctorate in law, and the Columbia University. He is also scheduled to visit the New York Stock Exchange and address a seminar organized by the Indonesian Global Investment Forum.

The President will also hold business meetings with American entrepreneurs, namely Kamie Dimon, President and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, Jeffrey R Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric, Sumner Redstone, Chairman of Viacom, and David Bonderman founder and head of the Texas Pacific Group.

Susilo paid his first visit to the US in May this year. US President George Bush promised then to resume full military relations with this archipelago.

Source: Xinhua