JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD visited the Heroes Cemetery (TMP) Seroja Dili to pay homage to the heroes who guarded the unity of the Republic of Indonesia in Timor Leste.
"I think this is part of a sense of nationalism to the Indonesian people. Bung Karno said in the past, only a nation that respects its heroes can become a great nation," said Mahfud MD during a visit to the Seroja Heroes Cemetery (TMP) in Dili, Timor Leste, reported by Antara, Thursday, May 19.
Mahfud MD arrived at the Heroes' Cemetery in Dili at around 14:35 local time. Beginning his arrival, Mahfud performed a ceremony to honor the heroes buried at the Seroja TMP Dili. He was accompanied by the Indonesian Ambassador to Timor Leste Okto Dorinus Manik and the Governor of East Nusa Tenggara Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat.
Furthermore, Mahfud MD sprinkled flowers on a number of graves, then continued with tree planting.
“Indonesia has become a great nation and wants to remain a great nation. Therefore, where there are heroes, we pay respects as I do now even abroad. They are our national heroes,” said Mahfud.
The visit to TMP Seroja Dili was a follow-up visit by Mahfud MD after visiting the Wisma Duta of the Indonesian Embassy in Timor Leste to have a dialogue with the Indonesian people who were in Timor Leste.
Previously, Mahfud had met with the Elected President of Timor Leste José Ramos-Horta, and conveyed an invitation from the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo to Ramos-Horta to visit Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss technical and substantive matters related to bilateral relations between Indonesia and Timor. Leste.
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