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SEVERAL COUNTRIES SUPPORT INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY
Gianyar, Bali, Jan 24 (ANTARA) - The establishment of the Institute fore Peace and Democracy in Bali has gained positive support from many countries, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda said here on Saturday.
"Many countries such as Australia, Norway, and the Netherlands have offered their assistance to the establishment of the Institute," Wirayuda said after attending Bali Democratic Forum (BDF) Executive Board meeting at Tampak Siring Palace on Saturday.
The meeting was chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his capacity as founder of the Institute for Peace and Democracy.
Present at the meeting were BDF organizers and acting Coordinating Minister for Economy Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, and Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi.
The meeting was a follow up to the dedication of the Institute for Peace and Democracy which took place at Udayana University on December 10, 2008.
Wirayuda said that besides Australia which had pledged A$3 million to assist the Institute, Norway, the Netherlands and other countries in Asia had made their commitment and in the near future it would be followed up.
"In the near future we will follow it up as the basic capital for the Institute because those countries had made their commitment to assisting the Institute financially," Wirayuda said.
The foreign affairs minister explained that the funds from the government for the Institute would be allocated from State Budget (APBN) through budgetary project funding list (DIPA), and from the National Education Ministry for Udayana University (Unud).
Unud was appointed by Foreign Affairs Ministry to spearhead the establishment of the Institute for Peace and Democracy.
The Institute, opened at Bukit Jimbaran campus about six kilometers from Nusa Dua, is the first in Asia and therefore it is expected to be the center of research on political development in Indonesia and abroad.
"Many countries such as Australia, Norway, and the Netherlands have offered their assistance to the establishment of the Institute," Wirayuda said after attending Bali Democratic Forum (BDF) Executive Board meeting at Tampak Siring Palace on Saturday.
The meeting was chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his capacity as founder of the Institute for Peace and Democracy.
Present at the meeting were BDF organizers and acting Coordinating Minister for Economy Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, and Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi.
The meeting was a follow up to the dedication of the Institute for Peace and Democracy which took place at Udayana University on December 10, 2008.
Wirayuda said that besides Australia which had pledged A$3 million to assist the Institute, Norway, the Netherlands and other countries in Asia had made their commitment and in the near future it would be followed up.
"In the near future we will follow it up as the basic capital for the Institute because those countries had made their commitment to assisting the Institute financially," Wirayuda said.
The foreign affairs minister explained that the funds from the government for the Institute would be allocated from State Budget (APBN) through budgetary project funding list (DIPA), and from the National Education Ministry for Udayana University (Unud).
Unud was appointed by Foreign Affairs Ministry to spearhead the establishment of the Institute for Peace and Democracy.
The Institute, opened at Bukit Jimbaran campus about six kilometers from Nusa Dua, is the first in Asia and therefore it is expected to be the center of research on political development in Indonesia and abroad.
