Flag-hoisting ceremony to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Youth Pledge, Monday (10/30/2023). Photo by MKRI/Fauzan.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) – The Constitutional Court (MK) held a ceremony to commemorate the 95th Youth Pledge the yard of the second building of the Court.on Monday, October 30, 2023. The ceremony was attended by the Secretary-General Heru Setiawan, echelon II officials and all Court employees. Head of the Legal Affairs and Registrar Administration Bureau Fajar Laksono led ceremony, and chief security officer Police Superintendent (AKBP) Mantiri John Dwi Arya was the ceremony’s commander.

At the ceremony, Fajar Laksono read out a speech by the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) of the Republic of Indonesia Ario Bimo Nandito Ariotedjo. The minister asserted that the commemoration of the Youth Pledge should remind the Indonesian people of the history of mutual cooperation of all elements of the youth who succeeded in spreading the spirit of patriotism and uniting the nation’s vision in the 1928 Youth Pledge, which gave birth to a national commitment to pledge allegiance to one homeland, to stand as one nation, and to uphold the unifying language of Indonesia.

“The 95th Youth Pledge Day commemoration in 2023 carries the theme ‘Together Advancing Indonesia’ with a logo… symbolizing collaboration and colors showing ethnic, language, and cultural diversity and heterogeneity as a source of strength in advancing Indonesia,” Fajar said, reading out the minister’s speech.

The minister sent a message to Indonesian youths as that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia had provided much opportunity for them to build Indonesia’s future together. Inclusiveness in the ecosystem of cross-generational collaboration has built collective optimism that now young people have a place of honor in national development.

Fajar concluded the speech by inviting all employees within the Registrar’s Office and the Secretariat-General of the Constitutional Court to make Youth Pledge Day a momentum to raise the spirit of advancing Indonesia together. “Let us use the 95th Youth Pledge Day as a momentum to awaken the spirit of collaboration in advancing the country. May God Almighty always give us strength,” he concluded.

Author       : Fauzan F.
Editor        : Nur R.
Translator  : Najwa Afifah Lukman/Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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