New spokesman at Armed Forces<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Brig. Gen. Suwarno Adiwijoyo was sworn in as the
\nArmed Forces (ABRI) new spokesman on Friday, replacing Maj. Gen.
\nSyarwan Hamid.<\/p>\n
Suwarno was formerly chief of staff of the Siliwangi Military
\nCommand, which oversees security in West Java. Syarwan was
\npromoted to the position of assistant to the chief of ABRI's
\nsocio-political affairs.<\/p>\n
Chief of ABRI's General Affairs Lt. Gen. Soeyono, who swore in
\nSuwarno at the Armed Forces headquarters, said that ABRI hopes to
\nimprove communication with the local and international public.<\/p>\n
\"As ABRI's 'loud speaker' the information center must nurture
\ngood communication with all sides,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He added that ABRI is working to instill professionalism in
\nits officers when carrying out its activities and policies. He
\nalso asked the new spokesman to improve ABRI's proficiency in the
\narea of diplomacy.<\/p>\n
Suwarno said he would treat journalists as ABRI's \"partners\"
\nand would be at their disposal.<\/p>\n
Suwarno, who graduated in 1966 from the Military Academy in
\nMagelang, Central Java, started his military career as a platoon
\ncommander in the infantry battalion of the Udayana Military
\nCommand in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara from 1967 through 1969 and
\nin Ende from 1969 through 1973.<\/p>\n
His longest service has been with the Siliwangi Military
\nCommand, which oversees security in West Java. He was appointed
\nchief of the infantry battalion in Sumedang in 1982, chief of the
\nCiamis military district in 1983, assistant to the chief of staff
\nof the Siliwangi Military Command in 1988 and chief of staff of
\nthe military command in 1993.<\/p>\n
Suwarno, who also speaks English and German, was born in
\nBanyuwangi, East Java, on April 21, 1942. He is married with
\nthree children. (rms)<\/p>",
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