Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, May 1 -- Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to bring $600 million in investment with him when he visits Indonesia May 10-13, according to Indonesian officials.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yuri Octavian Thamrin said Iran wants to invest $200 million to repair platforms off Indonesia and $400 million to build a natural gas pipeline from South Sumatra to Batam.
He said the plans would be on the agenda of a meeting between the Iranian president and Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Thamrin also said the countries will cooperate in a refinery but provided no details.
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