Fajarasia.co – Completing the series of working visits of the Indonesian House of Representatives Committee IV to the United States, the deputy chairman of the DPD RI Sultan B Najamudin and his entourage last Tuesday met the invitation of the Connecticut state senator, Dr. Saud Anwar.
As special guests, Sultan and his colleagues were warmly welcomed and entertained by senator Saud, who was a former Muslim mayor for the two terms, along with several other figures and officials in New York city.
“This is an honor. We feel very honored to have been accepted as friends and treated perfectly as guests by Senator Saud Anwar. He is an old friend who is successful and very inspiring. America has always inspired the world, especially with its democracy”, said the former deputy governor of Bengkulu. through his official statement on Thursday (26/05).
In an atmosphere filled with warmth and intimacy, the Sultan and his colleagues from the RI senators discussed many things, especially the issue of democracy and strengthening the DPD RI institutions to become like the American House of Senate, to cooperation in education and issues in the Islamic world.
As a symbol of respect for the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia, the Sultan and his colleagues from the Indonesian senators were permitted by local authorities to fly the Red and White Flag at the Connecticut State Capitol Building.
“In the midst of the phenomenon of democratic degradation, Indonesia needs to carry out a measurable transformation of its political system. It is not wrong if our system and form of state administration need to adopt a political system, especially a legislature with a perfect bicameral system like the one in the United States,” he said.
According to him, so far Indonesia is still half-hearted in building a regional autonomy system, so that it affects the existence and authority of the DPD RI institution. Whereas regional autonomy is one of the important reform commitments aimed at suppressing the concentration of wealth in a handful of elites and producing equitable distribution and social justice in the regions.
In addition to carrying out a Study of Reference Law number 01 of 2013 concerning Microfinance Institutions Committee IV DPR RI to the United States, the departure of the Deputy Chairperson of the DPD RI to America and his entourage carried out many agenda activities, one of which was to fulfill the invitation of senator Saud Anwar in the Connecticut state. , new york United States.
On the occasion of the meeting with old friends, the Sultan, who was accompanied by senator Sukiryanto, S.Ag, Senator Darmansyah Husein, Senator Leonardy Harmainy Dt. Bandaro Basa, Senator Edwin Pratama Putra, SH, Senator KH. Ir Abdul Hakim. MM, Senator Gusti Farid Hasan Aman, SE., Akt., M.B.A, Senator Dr. Muhammad J Wartabone, S.H., M.Hi, Senator Dr. Amirul Tamim, M.Si and senator Ajbar.
Meanwhile, from the American Senator’s side, Senator Saud was accompanied by the President and CEO of World Council Affairs, the President of Hartford International University, the President and CEO of Goodwin University and several other officials.****
