Former U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker (L) and the treasurer of Germany's Christian Democrats Ulrich Cartellieri (R), two advisors to Indonesia's embattled president, flank Indonesian Chief Economics Minister Rizal Ramli before a news conference after meeting with President Abdurrahman Wahid in Jakarta on February 17, 2001. Four prominent foreign advisers to Wahid on Saturday underlined what has been starkly obvious for a long time - the country faces huge problems and needs to stay friends with a major donor.

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