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Morosani Schweizerhof Hotel, Davos, Switzerland, 28-1-2011 Welcoming Remarks at The Indonesia Co-Co Night WELCOMING REMARKS BY DR. H. SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AT THE INDONESIA CO-CO (COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION) NIGHT "CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION" MOROSANI SCHWEIZERHOF HOTEL DAVOS, 27 JANUARY 2011 SWITZERLAND Excellencies, Friends of Indonesia, My Friends, The organizers promised me that this evening is supposed to be the fun part of my Davos agenda, and I swear I will hold them accountable for it. I am very pleased to welcome all of you to Indonesia Co-Co Night. I actually like the sound of it - Co-Co Night - it sounds very tropical, very inviting, and very delicious. Well, unfortunately, Co-Co is not food. Co-Co is short for "collaboration and cooperation". These simple words define the spirit of our participation here at the World Economic Forum. Tonight, I have three simple tasks. The first is to join you in celebrating the remarkable progress of Indonesia. When I say "remarkable", I am not speaking hyperbole. How many countries have 1.128 ethnic groups and 748 dialects spread over 17,000 islands, but all speaking one national language - bahasa Indonesia ? How many countries has the world's richest biodiversity on land and at sea, and also one of the world's the largest tropical rainforests ? How many countries are home to the prehistoric Komodo dragon, and Borobudur - the largest Buddhist temple in the world, the pride of a once lost civilization ? How many muslim majority countries celebrate Christmas, Hindu Nyepi and Buddhist religious days as official national holidays ? And also : How many countries can transition from political turmoil to stable democracy in just a few years ? How many economies grew 4,5 % at the abyss of the recent global financial crisis ? How many communities successfully rebuilt itself after being dealt with a devastating tsunami and earthquakes ? How many democracies effortlessly find confluence with Islam and modernity ? And how many countries bounce back resiliently no matter how hard they are being hit by misfortunes and tragedy ? If you answer "Indonesia" to any of these questions, you are entitled to free food and drinks tonight. I will spare you the complex statistical details about Indonesia, but I do want to share the result of one independent poll taken 2 years ago in Indonesia. The poll found that 85 % of Indonesians believe that their country is on the right track. 85 per cent, only after 10 years of democratic transition - that is a remarkable figure by any standard. My second task is to announce the beginning of the process to set up the World Economic Forum's third country network of the Disaster Resource Partnership in Indonesia. This means when natural disasters happen again, as they are bound to, there can be quick response and recovery efforts from a tri-sector collaboration and cooperation between governments, the humanitarian workers and the private sector. I understand that the partnership will also work on prevention efforts. I would like to give appreciation to the global Engineering and Construction Sector for this initiative and look forward to the upcoming dialog and process to establish this network in Indonesia. My third and final task tonight is to honor you, and to thank you for your friendship for Indonesia. For those who have known us for a long time, I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised at how much Indonesia has changed for the better in recent years. For those who are newly acquainted to us, I hope you will be our life long friend. And most importantly, no matter how long you have known us, I hope that you can feel our humble pride for our country, and feel our optimism about what we have become and what the future holds. Finally, and most importantly, have a good time at our Indonesia Co-Co night. Enjoy our Indonesian music, dance and cuisine. Tonight we are only giving you bite size tasting portions. Because we want you to come and taste the real thing in Indonesia. Please join us at the World Economic Forum - East Asia in Jakarta on June 12-13, 2011. Enjoy the evening and thank you once again for joining us tonight. Thank you. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
