STATE SPEECH

JAKARTA, 16/8 - STATE-OF-THE-NATION ADDRESS. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono walks to the podium to deliver his State-of-the-Nation address during a Joint Session with the People's Representative Council and Regional Representative Council to commemorate the 66th anniversary of Indonesian Independence in Jakarta, August 16, 2011. Indonesian Independence is a bridge that brought Indonesia to a fairer, more prosperous, excellent, and dignified country and nation, Yudhoyono said. Indonesians celebrate their Independence Day on 17 August. FOTO ANTARA/Yudhi Mahatma/ed/pd/ox/11

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