President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono underlined on Thursday the government’s commitment to developing cooperatives as the backbone of national economy.
Apart from its historical role, cooperative has proved it could bring welfare to people in the country and survive the Asian crisis in late 1990s, Yudhoyono said during a commemoration of the Cooperative Day at the Brawijaya military command square in Surabaya.
“Therefore, without doubt cooperative and small and middle-scale enterprises will continue growing in the coming years. I will be with you in developing cooperative,” Yudhoyono said.
The President said he believed cooperatives would help the government eradicate poverty.
“Poverty and unemployment rates will quickly decline as long as cooperatives and small and middle-scale enterprises move forward,” he said.
To mark the 63rd anniversary of cooperative movement, the President presented awards to Bangka Belitung and East Java provinces, Kupang cit and several cooperatives for their contribution to the national cooperative movement.
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