"Families across the country should guard their sons and daughters."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono renewed calls on the importance of preventing terrorist ideology from spreading here on Tuesday following the arrests of 11 terrorist suspects in the country recently.
"Families across the country should guard their sons and daughters and prevent them from committing terrorism as it would be them who would become victims in the crime," he said at a press conference before leaving for Britain and Laos for a working visit until November 6.
President Yudhoyono, flanked by First Lady Any Yudhoyono and also several cabinet ministers, is scheduled to be in Britain for three days upon the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II.
During the visit he would meet with the Queen, prime minister David Cameron and other officials.
He is also scheduled to meet with Prince Charles, chairman of the Liberal Democrat Party Nick Clegg and opposition leader Ed Miliband.
President Yudhoyono would also deliver speeches in several forums including the All-Parliamentary Group on Indonesia, the Royal College for Defense Studies and Wilton Park.
From Britain President Yudhoyono would later go to Laos where he would attend the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
House speaker Marzuki Alie and chairman of the Regional Representatives Council, Irman Gusman and chairman of the National Economic Committee, Chairul Tanjung are also in the presidential entourage.
President Yudhoyono is scheduled to arrive home on November 6.
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