PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO'S STATE ADDRESS - Part 1.

(From Antara - The Indonesian National News Agency)

Jakarta, Aug 16 (ANTARA) - Following is President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's state address on the 2006 Draft State Budget before the Plenary Session of the House of Represenatives on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005.

STATE ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON THE BILL ON THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE 2006 YEAR AND ITS FINANCIAL NOTE BEFORE THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Jakarta, 16 August 2005

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu 'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, May we all be blessed with well-being, Honourable Speaker, Deputy Speakers, and Members of the House of Representatives, Esteemed Chairpersons, Deputy Chairpersons, and Members of State Institutions, Excellencies, the Ambassadors and Representatives of International Agencies and Organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Countrymen,

Let us offer our praise and grace to Allah SWT for, on this auspicious day, we are able to attend the Plenary Session of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, in order to begin the Opening of the First Meeting Period for the 2005/2006 Meeting Year. I wish to thank the House, which has provided me with the opportunity to deliver this State Address, and present the Government Statement on the Bill on the State Budget for the 2006 Year, and its financial note.

Tomorrow, on 17 August 2005, we shall together commemorate the historic moments of the sixtieth anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence of our country. I wish …