Jokowi: Strengthening The Spirit Of Defending The Country In The Face Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo requested that the commemoration of the 73rd National Defense Day be a momentum to increase the collective spirit in defending the country and building the nation. One of them is working hand in hand in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This was conveyed by President Jokowi in a presidential message read by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto during the commemoration of the 73rd National Defense Day 2021 at the Ministry of Defense, Jakarta, Sunday, December 19.

"Strengthen the spirit of defending the country and working hand in hand, hand in hand in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, so that we are strong through various tests, and continue to grow in achieving the nation's ideals," said President Jokowi's mandate read by Minister of Defense Prabowo quoted from the statement. written by the Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Defense.

President Jokowi reminded that this nation will be strong and great if all elements are able to take a role in making this country even better.

“Let's show that we are a strong nation. Not only is it able to face the war against COVID-19 and the challenges of other nations, but a nation that is able to take advantage of adversity becomes a leap of progress," said President Jokowi in his mandate.

Furthermore, President Jokowi underlined that the challenges faced by the Indonesian people today are not easy. Therefore, it takes fighting power and hard work together to be able to get through difficult times. All countries are competing in the fight against COVID-19, both in controlling the virus and in economic recovery.

“As a big nation, we have to emerge as winners, we have to be optimistic. We have to create opportunities in the midst of adversity. We must answer it all with innovation and real work. We must not stop creating, innovating, and achieving in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic," President Jokowi urged.

"We have to prove our resilience. We must win our future, and we realize the noble ideals of the founding fathers of the nation with the spirit of defending the country," said President Jokowi.