Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono watch the celebrations of the country's 65th Independence Day at the presidential palace in Jakarta on August 17, 2010. (Photo : ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)
October 17, 2010 (KATAKAMI/ THE JAKARTA POST) — President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Sunday that any differences among political parties must not sacrifice national unity.
“Each of us can have a different political stance, but for the people, we must live in unity,” he said during the celebration of the ninth anniversary of Democratic Party.
Yudhoyono called on his party members to work hard for the next three years.
“I ask you to always work and not to blame one another,” he said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com
Political party chairmen and leaders such as Aburizal Bakrie, Hatta Rajasa, Suryadharma Ali, Muhaimin Iskandar, Tifatul Sembiring, Suhardi, and Sutiyoso attended the Democratic Party anniversary celebration.
