SBY Celebrates Independence From The Indonesian Embassy In Kuala Lumpur, Accompanied By Andi Mallarangeng Until Andi Arief

The 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA/Virna Setyorini)

JAKARTA - The 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, praised the implementation of the commemoration of the 77th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

"If I was asked to convey my impressions. First of all, my impression was that it was the ceremony. The ceremony was good. It was good because it was solemn, orderly, there were no mistakes," said SBY, at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday, August 17.

According to him, the ceremony he had just participated in was still impressive, even though the venue was not too wide.

"But this is really proud. So, congratulations!" said SBY quoted from Antara.

Independence Day commemoration ceremony only once a year. However, he said, if it was held as it was recently implemented, of course, all should be grateful and proud.

According to him, the success of the ceremony could not be separated from the leadership of the ambassador and also the hard work of those who are experts in military ceremonies, namely the TNI and Polri ranks at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur who helped.

"I just want to say thank you. Because I and the delegation, including the LavAni volleyball team, were allowed to participate in celebrating Independence Day at the Embassy that we are proud of," said SBY previously quoted from Antara.

The ceremony to commemorate the Indonesian Independence Day at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, which began at around 09.30 local time, was attended by embassy staff, a number of students and representatives of Indonesian citizens in Kuala Lumpur.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Malaysia Hermono acted as inspector of ceremonies, while Defense Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur Colonel Kav. Guruh Prabowo Wirajati was the commander of the ceremony.

Meanwhile, those in charge of flying the Red and White flag are the Flag Raising Troops (Paskibra), which are 10 students from the Kuala Lumpur Indonesian School (SIKL).

Participating in the SBY delegation were several Democratic Party politicians as well as former ministers and ambassadors of the Republic of Indonesia, including Andi Mallarangeng, Dino Patti Jalal, Hatta Rajasa, Djoko Suyanto, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Andi Arief and several others.