TNI holds two-day national meeting

TNI holds two-day national meeting

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) started a two-day
national meeting on Tuesday aimed at creating a uniform vision
among TNI leaders in carrying out its 2003 work program.

TNI spokesman Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said on Tuesday
that the meeting would be chaired by TNI chief Gen. Endriartono
Sutarto and attended by the three TNI chiefs of staff and other
senior officers.

He said the meeting would try to find responses to the latest
developments in conflict areas, discuss internal reform, improve
TNI headquarters organization, and harmonize defense doctrines
with the prevailing laws.

Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Coordinating Minister for the Economy
Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti, Minister of Defense Matori Abdul
Djalil, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda, Minister of
Home Affairs Hari Sabarno, and National Development Planning
Board (Bappenas) chief Kwik Kian Gie are to address the meeting.
--JP