Indonesia is scheduled to hold talks with United Nations officials on its roles in the UN peacekeeping mission here next week.

The Indonesian delegation during the talks with the UN officials will be led by Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said.

Marty made the remarks after a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the UN headquarters here on Friday (Saturday in Indonesia).

Marty said that during the meeting, Ban Ki-moon expressed his appreciation to the various roles Indonesia had played in the UN peacekeeping operations.

"The UN secretary general hoped that Indonesia would increase its roles, including its policewomen to be attached with the UN Formed Police Unit (FPU)," he said.

The Indonesian foreign minister said he had told the UN secretary general that Indonesia had made anticipatory steps on the possibility of increasing its contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission.

"We have so far wanted to increase our roles not only in the number of troops but also in improved quality of contribution such as the dispatch of policewomen for the FPU," he said.

Indonesia also wanted to serve as an exercise center for UN peacekeeping troops in the Asia Pacific region, the minister said.

He said that Yusgiantoro was scheduled to pay a visit to New York on May 12-13 to discuss matters relating to peacekeeping forces with the UN officials.

At present, the number of Indonesian peacekeeping troops and police being assigned with the UN in various countries reaches 1,674.