Obama praises Indonesia for democracy, development
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 11/10/2010 9:55 AM
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised the
progress of democracy and development in Indonesia.
“Democracy and development reinforce one another,”
he said in a public lecture at the University of Indonesia.
The road toward becoming a democracy was not always
easy, Obama said, adding that the journey was worth taking because it would create
an open market, free press, accountability of government, and an open society.
Prosperity without democracy was false, he said.
