Gianyar, Bali (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired Institute for Peace and Democracy meeting at Tampak Siring Palace here on Saturday morning.
Friday, April 27, 2007 - Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, speaks as Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong looks on during a press conference at Tampak Siring Palace on Bali, Indonesia, Friday, April 27, 2007. Indonesia and Singapore signed agreements of extradition and military cooperation between two countries on the tourist island of Bali.
In his capacity as the establisher of the institute, the president in the meeting was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda, Udayana University rector I Made Bakta, and Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika.
Also present in the meeting were the members of the Institute Managing Board, namely Azyumardi Azra, Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Wiryono S, Dino Patti Djalal, Umar Hadi, I Ketut Putra Erawan, and Ayu Krisna Wijaya.
Attendees from the Foreign Affairs Ministry were Director General for Public Diplomacy and Information Andri Hadi, Director General for Asia-Pacific and Africa Primo Alui Joelianto, Director General for America and Europe Retno LP Marsudi, and Director General for ASEAN Coopertaion Djauhari Oratmangun.
While from Udayana University were Rector-I assistant Prof KG Bendesa, Rector-IV assistant Prof Wirawan, and Suryo Hapsoro of the National Education Ministry.
The meeting was the follow up to the dedication of the Institute for Peace and Democracy which took place at Udayana University on December 10, 2008.
It is the first peace institution in Asia at Bukit Jimbaran campus, located some six kilometers from Nusa Dua, and is expected to be the center of research on political development in Indonesia and abroad.
President Yudhoyono and his entourage arrived in Denpasar on Friday afternoon after concluding a three-day working visit in Sorong and Manokwari districts in West Papua.
On the way from Ngurah Rai airport to Tampak Siring Palace to spend the night, the president and his entourage visited the Tirta Empul Temple which is being developed as a tourist spot of historical and cultural interest.
Tirta Empul Temple or Tampak Siring Temple is a holy spring water temple located in Tampak Siring village, Gianyar district and lies about 39 kilometers east of Denpasar city.
West of the temple is Tampak Siring presidential palace which was built by Indonesia`s first president, Soekarno.
The temple is regarded as one of the six most important ones in Bali such as Pura Besakih and Pura Luhur Uluwatu.
The name "Tirta Empul" signifies a crystal clear stream from which holy water for various religious ceremonies is derived.
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