Defense minister meets rectors<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono held a gathering
\non Wednesday with some 160 rectors and representatives of
\nuniversities from across the country in a bid to encourage them
\nassist in developing the nation's defense systems.<\/p>\n
\"This is our first meeting with the minister. The objective is
\nto create awareness so that the defense ministry and universities
\ncan join hands in resolving national defense issues,\" said rector
\nof South Sulawesi's Hasanuddin University Radi A. Gary following
\nthe two-and-a-half-hour meeting.<\/p>\n
Rector of West Sumatra's Andalas University Musliar Kasim
\nexplained that since a defense system had two dimensions:
\nmilitary and non-military, with the academicians agreeing to
\nfocus on efforts in developing the non-military side particularly
\nin the human resources development.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Juwono told participants in the meeting that the
\nbest defense system for a country was to ensure a sense of social
\njustice among the people. -- detikcom<\/p>",
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