Jokowi Wants The Next President Not To Look At Nyali's Ciut

President Joko Widodo (Photo: DOK PDIP/VOI)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo emphasized that the next president must have the mental courage to stand on his own feet. He reminded that the elected president in 2024 should not be easily discouraged against foreign countries. Initially, Jokowi mentioned about Freeport and the Rokan Block, which at that time was managed by the United States. But now it has been taken over completely by Indonesia. Then Indonesia dared to stop exporting nickel and bauxite. Where Indonesia was also sued by the European Union and lost, but the country was not afraid and resigned. According to Jokowi, if Indonesia continued to export raw materials, until the end of the world it would only become a developing country. "We all remember that in 1965 Bung Karno said, rejecting dependence on imperialism, expanding cooperation that is equal and mutually beneficial. Bung Karno in 65 has conveyed that, and so that we cannot be dictated and cannot depend on our country, this is what we want to do independent, independent, independent," said Jokowi in his speech at the 50th Anniversary of PDIP, at JiExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Tuesday, January 10. Therefore, he continued, even though Indonesia is afraid of Freeport, the country's sovereignty must continue. According to him, leaders must dare to maintain the natural wealth of their own country for the welfare of the people themselves. "Even though we are also scared of nickel problems, we lose in the WTO as well. In the middle of the year we will stop copper again, we must be brave like that, we must not back down, we must not be afraid. Natural wealth is in Indonesia, this is Indonesia's sovereignty, we want to be enjoyed by our people," said Jokowi. "So during the ASEAN Summit, I conveyed in the forum because those who sued the European Union when we had a summit, oh my, this is an opportunity for me to convey that the partnership must be equal and there should be no coercion, no countries, no developed countries should feel their standards are better than our standards," he continued. Regarding this courage, added Jokowi, he always reminded him that in the future the president of Indonesia has a brave mentality and is not easily invisible to the leaders of other countries. "I keep repeating this because I want the president to also dare to continue in the future, it is not easy to be discouraged not to be afraid for the sake of the nation, for the sake of the state," concluded Jokowi.