Megawati opens expo on Sukarno

Megawati opens expo on Sukarno

JAKARTA (Antara): President Megawati Soekarnoputri opened a
month-long painting and photographic exhibition in honor of her
father, the late president Sukarno, at the Proklamasi building
here on Tuesday afternoon.

In her opening remarks, President Megawati spoke about her
father's hobby as an artist but stopped short of evaluating him
as one of the country's founding fathers.

"Let the people think, let them hear, read and speak about who
our founding father named Sukarno was," Megawati said.

Speaking about Sukarno's role as an artist, Megawati said her
father had close relations with most noted national and
international artists, especially painters.

The President also said that since his youth, Sukarno had been
impassioned with the idea of maintaining world peace.

Vice President Hamzah Haz as well as Guruh and Guntur, two of
Sukarno's sons, were also present at the event.