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VP HOPES CRISIS TO PRODUCE FAIRER WORLD ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Yogyakarta, March 23 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has expressed hope that the ongoing global economic crisis will eventually create a fairer world economic system.
"We hope that the global economic crisis will lead to the creation of a fairer world trade system," the vice president said in his address at the 28th anniversary of Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMY) here on Monday.
According to the vice president, the world economic system so far was unfair because third world countries were not getting added value on their goods while the developed countries gained double profits at no cost.
Citing an example, he said the price of an Indonesian-made shirt was US$15 at home but when it was exported to the United States its price would rise to US$100.
"This is not fair to us as the producing country, and it is also unfair to the American public because they have to buy it at an exorbitant price," the vice president said.
Therefore, he said, the disintegration of the capitalist economic system at present was expected to make the international community aware and develop a fairer economic system.
The vice president said it was important to give added value to Indonesian products, and to make this possible the country needed high technology.
Before attending the UMY's 28th anniversary, the vice president made a special visit to An-Najach Islamic boarding school caretaker KH Abdul Mukti Muhdi in Magelang district, Central Java.
Jusuf Kalla's special visit to the charismatic cleric, KH Abdul Mukti Muhdi was like he did in 2004 to ask for the latter's prayer and support for his bid to pair with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in that year's presidential election.
In his visit this time to the school, the vice president was accompanied by his wife Mufidah Kalla, People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker Aksa Mahmud, and Golkar Party's central executive board chairman Firman Subagyo.
At the school compound, the charismatic cleric greeted the vice president and his wife and then ushered them into the guest room, and after taking a rest for a moment, they went up to the second floor for a closed-door meeting for about 45 minutes.
"We hope that the global economic crisis will lead to the creation of a fairer world trade system," the vice president said in his address at the 28th anniversary of Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMY) here on Monday.
According to the vice president, the world economic system so far was unfair because third world countries were not getting added value on their goods while the developed countries gained double profits at no cost.
Citing an example, he said the price of an Indonesian-made shirt was US$15 at home but when it was exported to the United States its price would rise to US$100.
"This is not fair to us as the producing country, and it is also unfair to the American public because they have to buy it at an exorbitant price," the vice president said.
Therefore, he said, the disintegration of the capitalist economic system at present was expected to make the international community aware and develop a fairer economic system.
The vice president said it was important to give added value to Indonesian products, and to make this possible the country needed high technology.
Before attending the UMY's 28th anniversary, the vice president made a special visit to An-Najach Islamic boarding school caretaker KH Abdul Mukti Muhdi in Magelang district, Central Java.
Jusuf Kalla's special visit to the charismatic cleric, KH Abdul Mukti Muhdi was like he did in 2004 to ask for the latter's prayer and support for his bid to pair with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in that year's presidential election.
In his visit this time to the school, the vice president was accompanied by his wife Mufidah Kalla, People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker Aksa Mahmud, and Golkar Party's central executive board chairman Firman Subagyo.
At the school compound, the charismatic cleric greeted the vice president and his wife and then ushered them into the guest room, and after taking a rest for a moment, they went up to the second floor for a closed-door meeting for about 45 minutes.
