Bandung – Charismatic Indonesian Muslim preacher Abdullah Gymnastiar, popularly known as Aa Gym, said on Thursday he would not meet with US President George W Bush when the latter comes to Bali on October 22.

"My rejection of the US invitation to meet Bush is not an act of hatred but as a protest over the country's unfair treatment of other nations in the world," he said.

He said US military aggression against Iraq, which has continued, is one of the examples of Bush's unfairness towards other nations. "Bush should be more considerate in acting on anything based on facts and not on mere presumption," Aa said.

The US embassy in Jakarta invited Aa Gym along with a number of moderate Indonesian Muslim leaders to meet Bush in Bali. He said the official response to the invitation would be formulated in a meeting here on Thursday afternoon.

"In addition to responding to the invitation, a letter of protest to President Bush would also be arranged during the meeting," he added.