COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, WORLD NEWS: It was a meeting of Indonesia's past and present when President Abdurrahman Wahid called on a predecessor Wednesday. But as CNN's Maria Ressa told us earlier, his face-to-face meeting with Suharto also marks a first.</s>MARIA RESSA, CNN JAKARTA BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): This is actually the very first time that President Wahid has met Suharto since he took office last October. It also is the very first time that Suharto has met any high-level government official since he was named a suspect in a corruption probe last month. He did not appear for the questioning. His lawyers and doctors said he was too sick. He also has not appeared at any of the meetings of parliament. Parliament has asked that he appear to testify in front of them. He has not done that. So this is the first time any official has seen him. However, President Wahid has said that it is a private visit. He has characterized it as a younger person paying his respects to an elder.</s>MCEDWARDS: Mr. Wahid wouldn't say what they talked about, but he told reporters there were no political overtones. END TO ORDER VIDEOTAPES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE THE SECURE ONLINE ORDER FROM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Indonesian President Wahid Meets Former President Suharto