President SBY Ultimately Act Firmly

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) ultimately act firmly against Pendet used Malaysia as a tourism promotion. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told reporters asked for the Malaysian Government to be proportionate and respect for Indonesia in the use of these Balinese dance.

"I think, the Malaysian government could maintain the sensitivity of the Indonesian people because of this incident is not the first time," said the President told reporters in Jakarta, Tuesday (25 / 8).

Statement of President SBY is quite hard. "For the first time in five years I gave a statement related to problems like this," he said. On that occasion, President Yudhoyono also asked for information about the latest developments and relations of cooperation between Indonesia and Malaysia.

The President said he had called and met with the Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik and Foreign Minister Nur Hassan Wirajuda to see the steps taken by the government of Indonesia.

"First of all acted with Menbudpar convey the tone of the letter of protest and demanded an explanation point. Answer while the ad was made by` private `associated company of tourism in Malaysia," he said.

Head of State said, Indonesia and Malaysia some time ago has been made between the two groups of people who could bridge the country such problems. "Several years ago we made Eminent Person Group (EPG) to manage problems, disputes between the two nations, including the issue of copyright or works of culture and civilization in between the two nations, "said SBY.

In another section, the President said in the future this issue can be resolved with the help of EPG and Malaysia also requested pemerintahB can give more attention to related issues and maintain a feeling kind of Indonesian society.

"On the other hand the cooperation in the field of labor has a good progress. WNI at 1.8 million right there in the ranks of the embassy, learning, and workers. This is a sensitive issue, many problems arise, but there is good progress, which we kerjasamakan between the two governments, "he said.

Earlier, House Speaker Agung Laksono asked the President to be assertive and delivered a protest note to Malaysia such behavior. He called the clarification request as submitted Menbudpar, not enough.

"The President must submit a protest note to Malaysia's claim that," Great Affirmed.

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Elsewhere, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) ordered the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik for an inventory of cultural assets that are vulnerable Indonesia claimed another nation. SBY's statement relating to Pendet Balinese dance that had claimed to Malaysia as the relative domestic arts.

"We do not want to work the child is claimed by another nation. I think in the future, should be an inventory steps, so that copyright and intellectual property nation's children to stay awake," said SBY.

SBY also gave an example, in 2003, art puppets have been approved by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as a global heritage of Indonesia. Similarly kris as ancestral heritage of Indonesia, participated included in the UNESCO document.

''We are still pushing batik, Angklung, and other cultural treasures to be recognized as the world's illegal Indonesian nation, "he explained.

Hence, SBY was now instructed relevant ministers to record all the richness of Indonesian culture. The aim is that everything can be patented and no other nation was stolen. Moreover enter this free market era, says SBY also, every country has a cultural richness that can be used as a value added asset to bang on the economy.

"I have conveyed to the relevant ministers, like Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Minister of National Education, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and also involving the governor, to do an inventory of cultural assets acceleration of the Indonesian nation. Later we will bring to the world as part of world heritage for Indonesia, " he said.

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