Jakarta – The settlement process of transferring the management of Indonesian Military (TNI) businesses to the state will not be affected by this year's elections, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Monday.

"All will already be resolved before Oct. 16, 2009, at the latest," he promised. "We are striving to continue settling this problem on time, democratically and accountably in accordance with the law."

He added the State Secretariat was preparing recommendations on the issue in response to a report from the national team handling the management transfers of TNI businesses to the state.

The minister declined to elaborate on the recommendations. "It's still a state secret," Juwono said.

The national team last year identified 1,261 TNI-established foundations and cooperative units, valued at a total of around Rp 1.3 trillion.