Presiden SBY Terima `Kunci Persahabatan` dari Kota Lisabon

Indonesian President Ougoing Received Golden Key of Lisbon City

Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Novita Cahyadi


Presiden SBY Terima `Kunci Persahabatan` dari Kota Lisabon
Presiden SBY dan Ibu Ani serta Presiden Portugal Anibal Cavaco Silva dan Nyonya Maria Cavaco Silva di Istana Kepresidenan Palacio de Belem, Lisabon, Portugal (Foto: presidenri.go.id)

Lisabon (B2B) - Dalam kunjungan kenegaraan ke Portugal, Presiden RI Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) menerima Kunci Emas Kota Lisabon sebagai tanda penghargaan dan persahabatan atas peran Presiden dalam mengembangkan kerjasama antara kedua negara dan juga kerjasama antara Lisabon dengan Jakarta.

"Saya berharap ke depan (Presiden Yudhoyono-red) bisa mempromosikan budaya dan kerjasama kedua kota," kata Walikota Lisabon Antonio Costa saat menerima Presiden Yudhoyono dalam sebuah acara yang berlangsung di Balaikota Lisabon, Jumat sore waktu setempat atau Jumat malam waktu Jakarta.

Walikota Costa mengaku sangat bangga Lisabon menjadi salah satu kota yang dikunjungi pada akhir masa jabatan Kepresidenan Presiden Yudhoyono.

Sementara itu Presiden Yudhoyono dalam sambutannya mengatakan Lisabon merupakan salah satu kota penting dimana penjelahan dunia berasal dari kota itu.

"Lisabon menjadi kota yang penting. Lisabon menjadi kota penting dari ekspedisi. Pionir kontak antara Eropa dan Asia," kata Presiden.

Kepala Negara mengatakan hubungan antara Portugal dengan Indonesia yang sudah sangat lama bisa dilihat antara lain musik keroncong Tugu yang juga dipengaruhi oleh Fado, jenis musik rakyat Portugis, demikian pula beberapa budaya di Aceh yang dipengaruhi oleh penjelajah dari negeri itu.

"Ini menjadi alasan kuat meningkatkan hubungan antar people to people. Dan (peningkatan hubungan-red) ini adalah topik dari diskusi dengan Presiden dan Perdana Menteri hari ini," kata Kepala Negara.

Presiden Yudhoyono sangat menghargai pemberian kunci emas Kota Lisabon dan menganggapnya sebagai lambang pembuka kunci peningkatan kerjasama dan kesempatan antara kedua pihak untuk lebih mengembangkan keterhubungan.

"Saya menerima Golden Key of Lisbon sebagai simbol untuk membuka kerjasama antar kedua negara dan kota," kata Presiden. (Ant)

Lisbon (B2B) - Indonesian President outgoing, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received the Golden Key to Lisbon City, Portugal, as a reward and sign of friendship between the capital cities of Jakarta and Lisbon during his time as President.

"I hope that President Yudhoyono can promote culture and cooperation between the two cities", said Lisbon Mayor Antonio Costa, while receiving President Yudhoyono at Lisbon city hall on Friday.

Mayor Costa admitted that he is proud that Lisbon was one of the cities visited by Yudhoyono at the end of his term as President of Indonesia.

In his remarks, Yudhoyono said that Lisbon is one of the most important cities, where earlier sea voyage expeditions began, as the country pioneered contacts between Europe and Asia.

The long time relationship between Portugal and Indonesia can be seen from the influence of Portuguese folk music, Fado, in the Indonesian Kroncong Tugu, as well as a number of cultural influences in Aceh, which were absorbed after being brought from voyagers from Portugal.

"This becomes a strong reason to increase the people-to-people contact, and enhancing relations was the main discussion topic in the Indonesian President and Portuguese Prime Minister's meeting earlier today", Yudhoyono said.

Yudhoyono also said he appreciated the Lisbon Golden Key award and considers it to be a symbol to unlock the enhancements and opportunities for both sides in developing their relations.

"I receive the Golden Key of Lisbon as a symbol to unlock the cooperation among the two countries," Yudhoyono added.

Besides the Golden Key of Lisbon, Yudhoyono also received a painting made by students at a Lisbon elementary school depicting the friendship between Indonesia and Portugal.