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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Boediono were officially inaugurated as Indonesia`s President and Vice President respectively for the 2009-2014 period at a special plenary session of People`s Consultative Assembly (MPR) here Tuesday.The inauguration included the two leaders` oath-taking led by Supreme Court Chairman Arifin Tumpa. Then, Yudhoyono and Boediono signed the inauguration document followed by all MPR high officials.
Several leaders from neighboring countries also attended the inauguration process at the MPR building, namely Timor Leste President Ramos Horta, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, Singapore`s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Brunei Darussalam`s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Other foreign representatives at the inauguration were Special Representatives from Japan`s Parliament Kozo Watanabe, a member of South Korean Parliament Lee Sang-deuk, New Zealand`s Minister of Trade Tim Grosser and Philippine`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Alberto Gatmaitan Romulo.
According to MPR Vice Secretary General Edy Siregar, some 2,000 policemen had been deployed around the MPR building to guard the inauguration event.
As to security inside the MPR building, Edy said it was being maintained in cooperation with presidential protocol officials.
"We have made special security arrangements because the inauguration ceremony is being attended also by many foreign leaders," Edy said.
He also said some 204 foreign and domestic media organizations, represented by a total 1,339 reporters, were covering the event.
"There are 86 domestic print media, 12 radio stations, 22 television networks and 30 online media covering the inauguration, The international media community is represented by 13 print media, four radio stations, 18 television networks and one online media," Edy said.(ANTARA News)
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