Modernisasi TNI - Polri Dibahas Presiden dengan Panglima TNI dan Wakapolri
Indonesian President Chairs Meeting on Modernization of Military and Police
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Presiden RI Joko Widodo pada Selasa menggelar rapat terkait organisasi dan modernisasi TNI-Polri.
Rapat yang berlangsung di Kantor Presiden mulai mukul 13.45 WIB tersebut dihadiri oleh Wakil Presiden Jusuf Kalla, Menko Polhukam Tedjo Edhi Purdijatno, Panglima TNI Jenderal Moeldoko, Wakapolri Komjen (Pol) Badrodin Haiti, Menkumhan Yasona Laoly, Mensesneg Pratikno dan Seskab Andi Widjajanto.
Sebelumnya, Sekretaris Kabinet Andi Widjajanto kepada wartawan mengatakan pada Selasa siang Presiden melakukan pertemuan dengan Panglima TNI dan jajaran staf Mabes TNI di Istana Negara.
"Ini dengan seluruh staf dari Mabes TNI, berbicara soal anggaran pertahanan akan meningkat dari Rp102 triliun mungkin akan mencapai Rp200 triliun di tahun 2017 kalau pertumbuhan ekonomi mencapai 7 persen," kata Andi.
Ia mengatakan perbincangan seputar anggaran pertahanan dan peningkatan kesejahteraan.
Sementara itu Panglima TNI Jenderal Moeldoko usai pertemuan dengan Presiden mengatakan pertemuan yang dilakukan bersamaan dengan makan siang itu juga karena kepala negara ingin lebih mengenal para staf di Mabes TNI. (Ant)
Jakarta (B2B) - The Indonesian President Joko Widodo chaired a meeting here on Tuesday to discuss the modernization of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and Police.
The meeting at the presidential office started at 1:45 P.M. local time and was attended by Vice-President Jusuf Kalla, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Tedjo Edhi Purdijatno, TNI Chief General Moeldoko, Deputy Police Chief Commissioner General Badrodin Haiti, Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasona Laoly, Minister/State Secretary Pratikno, and Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjajanto.
Earlier on Tuesday, the President held a meeting with TNI officers at the State Palace, according to Andi Widjajanto.
"The President discussed with all chiefs of staff from the TNI Headquarters the defense budget of Indonesia, which will be increased from Rp102 trillion to Rp200 trillion in 2017 if the countrys economic growth reaches 7 percent," the cabinet secretary noted.
They also discussed efforts to improve the welfare of military officers, he added.
TNI Chief General Moeldoko remarked that the President invited them to luncheon because he wanted to know the TNIs high-ranking officers better.
