Enlivening Unity

Kompas/Wisnu Widiantoro

President JokoWidodo (second right) and First Lady Iriana (right) welcomes former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (second left) and Ani Yudhoyono before the start of a ceremony commemorating the Independence Proclamation of the Republic of Indonesia at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (17/8). Also present at the event were former presidents BJ Habibie and Megawati Soekarnoputri, as well as high-ranking state officials.

It is still fresh in the spirit of commemorating Indonesia’s 72^nd Independence Day anniversary that enlivening the unity of the diversified nation is a necessity.

The annual celebration at the State Palace, which began with a reading of the nation’s Proclamation of Independence, was attended by high-ranking officials dressed in traditional attire, sparking the spirit for uniting the nation.