Jakarta (Antaranews Bali) - Development in border areas promotes social
justice for all people across Indonesia, Coordinating Minister for
Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto stated.
"All people of Indonesia should get justice. People of Indonesia not
only live in cities but many of them also reside in rural areas, and
they need social justice and welfare," he noted during a coordination
meeting of Control and Management of State Border Areas in 2017 and
Sharpening of Priority Programs in 2018 in Jakarta on Wednesday.
The meeting was held by the National Border Management Agency.
He pointed out that the government had several tasks to accomplish
to support development in border areas, including building social and
economic infrastructure.
"Development in Indonesian regions is not yet complete. It should be well-planned and organized," he remarked.
He emphasized that comfort and prosperity should be guaranteed to
the people in border areas, so they will be proud of their country.
He pointed out that all elements of the nation should focus on realizing equitable development across regions of Indonesia.
Border areas need adequate infrastructure, including schools, health
community centers, mosques, and markets, so that more people will be
able to lead a comfortable life, and economic activities will improve.
Earlier, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had vowed to not disregard
regions and stay committed to realizing equitable development across all
regions of Indonesian through a nation-centric concept.
The head of stat conveyed his promise while delivering a speech at
the 2018 National Coordination Meeting of Volunteers of President Jokowi
at the Tilangga Auditorium in Rote District, East Nusa Tenggara
Province, on Monday (Jan 9).
Deputy Secretary of Protocol, Press, and Media of the Presidential
Secretariat Bey Machmudin stated that in the last three years of
Jokowi`s leadership, regional development was intensively conducted from
the border areas to the frontier, outermost, and remote regions in
Indonesia. It was in line with the government`s nine-point development
agenda to make Indonesia a developed country through nation-centric
development.
"We not only develop Java and Sumatra but also all regions in
Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke and from Miangas to Rote Island,"
Jokowi noted.
Jokowi highlighted that the development of infrastructure, such as
port, railway lines, and road networks, remains a priority of the
government, especially in the border areas.
"Infrastructure development is aimed at fostering a populist
economy," he remarked during the Three National Pillar Coordination
Meeting of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle at the ICE BSD
City, Tangerang District, Banten Province, on Saturday (Dec 16). (WDY)
Development of border areas reflects social justice: Wiranto
Pewarta : ANTARA News 18 Januari 2018 08:58 WIB