Presiden OBAMA"Makan Bakso/Nasi goreng di indonesia

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) got a call from the president-elect Barack Obama as a transit in the Seattle Tacoma airport on Tuesday (11/25/2008) Indonesia time. In these conversations, Obama expressed miss eating meatballs.

Instead use this opportunity to congratulate Yudhoyono after Obama was elected the 44th U.S. president.

President SBY transit in Seattle on his way home to Indonesia after attending the APEC summit in Lima Peru. "I communicate with Barack Obama in the afternoon and evening. In addition to the congratulations, we also agreed to enhance cooperation in both countries," said the President to the press, including journalists Sindo, Rarasati Syarief, in the plane.

According to SBY, Indonesia relations with the U.S. today is very good. In these talks, the President also invited Obama to visit Indonesia next year. "Next year there APEC summit in Singapore, I invite Obama to be able to come to Indonesia," he said.

What is interesting in these discussions, the President said, was when Obama expressed his longing in Indonesia. "Obama said to Indonesia later if he wants to eat meatballs{BAKSO indonesian}, rambutan, and fried rice. He was very nostalgic foods," said the President.

The President also said that Obama was eloquent to say "hello" in Indonesian. The President told Obama that he left a photo album when Obama went to SDN Menteng 01 in Jakarta. The album, according to the President, has been entrusted to the Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S., Sudjatnan Parnohadiningrat.

Meanwhile, Presidential Spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said that telephone conversations between the President with Obama lasts for five minutes. "That was Barack Obama who calls directly to the President," said Dino.