Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has obligated the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police to purchase weapons or other products produced by the ten strategic industry State Owned Enterprises (SOEs).

This instruction is aimed at developing the domestic strategic industry, and will start to be carried out again this year.

"I have instructed the Indonesian Military and the National Police as well as users of domestic strategic industry equipment to be obligated to purchase products with existing funds," said Yudhoyono in Bandung on Tuesday (03/01).

While visiting PT Dirgantara Indonesia, President said that he would help in developing this company and the nine other strategic industry SOEs consisting of PT Inti, PT Krakatau Steel, PT Barata, PT BOMA BISMA Industri, PT PAL, PT INKA, PT LEN, PT DAHANA and PT Pindad.

The President said that he himself did not want to make any promises as regards purchasing products manufactured by these SOEs, however, "I'm convinced that next year many domestically produced military products will be in use," he stated.

The Indonesian government, continued the President, would handle these 10 SOEs in different ways because the problems faced by each SOE were different. However, he acknowledged that the government had a limited budget with which to help in developing these SOEs.

Therefore, one of the solutions was to obligate Indonesian the TNI and the National Police as well as all users to purchasing products manufactured by these SOEs. "The government will help, however on definite condition will be that they must carry out good governance," said the president. (Sunariah-Tempo News Room)