President SBY will receive an award from Queen of England

Translated from Bahasa Indonesia

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President SBY will receive an award from the Queen of England

Tuesday, 30 Oktober 2012 00:20 WIB |

resident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will receive honorary degrees from Queen Elizabeth II to be given in his state visit.

"The name of the awards is` Knight Grand Cross of appreciation in the Order of Bath `. There are three classes of the Order of Bath and Mr. President gets the highest," said the Special Staff of the President of International Relations Teuku Faizasyah, via sms to Antara on Monday.

According to Faizasyah, this award was also given to foreign leaders whom U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President Jaques Chirac and President of Turkey Abdullah Gul.

Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath is the highest class of the Order of the Bath. The award was first given by King George I in 1725. The award is given to those who have outstanding achievements both from the military and civil society.

Meanwhile, President Yudhoyono's state visit to the British Empire this time at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II, and was the first after the era of President Suharto in 1979.

According to Faizasyah, during his visit to Britain later on, in addition to meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, the President is also scheduled to meet with Prince Charles, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg and opposition leader Ed Miliband.

President Yudhoyono also will deliver a speech in several forums, including in the presence of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indonesia, the Royal College for Defence Studies and Wilton Park.

The President went to the UK on October 30 and will end on 3 November 2012 visit. From England the President immediately leave for Vientiane, Laos to conduct a three-day state visit. State visit to Laos will be coupled with the 9th ASEM Summit held in Vientiane.

The President planned to return to Indonesia on 6 November 2012. (M041/Z002)

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Presiden SBY akan peroleh penghargaan dari Ratu Inggris
Selasa, 30 Oktober 2012 00:20 WIB |
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (FOTO ANTARA/HO-Rumgapres-Abror)

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono akan memperoleh gelar penghargaan dari Ratu Inggris Elizabeth II yang akan diberikan dalam kunjungan kenegaraannya nanti.

"Nama penghargaannya `Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Bath`. Ada tiga kelas dari order Bath dan Bapak Presiden yang tertinggi," kata Staf Khusus Presiden Bidang Hubungan Internasional Teuku Faizasyah, melalui pesan singkat kepada ANTARA, Senin.

Menurut Faizasyah, penghargaan ini juga pernah diberikan kepada pemimpin asing di antaranya Presiden Amerika Serikat Ronald Reagen, Presiden Prancis Jaques Chirac dan Presiden Turki Abdullah Gul.

Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Bath merupakan kelas tertinggi dari Orde of The Bath. Penghargaan ini pertama kali diberikan oleh Raja George I pada 1725. Penghargaan ini diberikan kepada mereka yang memiliki prestasi menonjol baik dari kalangan militer ataupun masyarakat sipil.

Sementara itu, kunjungan kenegaraan Presiden Yudhoyono ke kerajaan Inggris kali ini untuk memenuhi undangan Ratu Elizabeth II, dan merupakan yang pertama setelah era Presiden Soeharto pada 1979.

Menurut Faizasyah, dalam kunjungannya ke Inggris nanti, selain bertemu dengan Ratu Elizabeth II, Presiden juga dijadwalkan akan bertemu dengan Pangeran Charles, Ketua Partai Liberal Demokrat Nick Clegg dan Pimpinan Oposisi Ed Miliband.

Presiden Yudhoyono juga akan menyampaikan pidato di beberapa forum, termasuk di antaranya di hadapan All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indonesia, Royal College for Defence Studies dan Wilton Park.

Presiden berangkat ke Inggris pada 30 Oktober dan akan mengakhiri kunjungan pada 3 November 2012. Dari Inggris Presiden langsung bertolak menuju Vientiane, Laos untuk melakukan kunjungan kenegaraan selama tiga hari. Kunjungan kenegaraan di Laos akan dirangkaikan dengan KTT ASEM ke-9 yang digelar di Vientiane.

Presiden direncanakan akan kembali ke Tanah Air pada 6 November 2012. (M041/Z002)
Editor: B Kunto Wibisono

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