Washington – The International Monetary Fund has suspended discussions with Indonesia on its economic program, a fund spokesman said Friday.

"IMF management continues to keep under close review ongoing developments in Indonesia and discussions for the next program review are on hold," said the IMF spokesman, who asked not to be identified.

"Meanwhile, fund staff will continue to monitor economic developments seeking to preserve as much as possible all that has been achieved during more than one year of close cooperation," he said. The fund, whose loans are helping Indonesa.