Megawati awarded honorary doctorate<\/p>\n
Moscow's Institute of International Relations rector Alexander
\nTurkunov presented Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri
\nwith an honorary doctorate on Tuesday for her contribution to
\n\"the development of mutual understanding between peoples and
\ninteraction between civilizations.\"<\/p>\n
During the presentation, Megawati shared her experiences of
\npreserving a national consensus in the multi-ethnic and multi-
\nreligious country and briefed the audience on development in
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
\"For a country ... like Indonesia that has more than 300
\nethnic groups with different religions, traditions and culture,
\nan adequate national policy plays the deciding role,\" she was
\nquoted by the RIA Novosti news agency as saying.<\/p>\n
To prevent possible ethnic and religious conflicts as well as
\ntension between representatives of different groups, Megawati
\nsaid the Indonesian government had embarked on the
\ndecentralization process and given more say to various groups
\nthrough elections.<\/p>\n
Some problems may arise because of the unequal distribution of
\nresources between the regions, Megawati admitted. However, the
\nIndonesian government would take all necessary measures to
\nalleviate the reform's negative consequences, she said. -- JP<\/p>",
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