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Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said political and economic stability of regional countries, especially Indonesia, is key to the sustainability and success of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). According to Antara , Jusuf Kalla in Tokyo, Japan recently said, as a country with a population that represents 40 percent of all ASEAN, Indonesia has such an important key to promote economic and political stability in the eyes of the international world. Therefore, Indonesia's domestic stability will affect the region. Jusuf Kalla stated this in his speech at The 24th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, June 12.According to Jusuf Kalla, political conditions in Indonesia are increasingly democratic, especially with the general elections, both president and vice president and regional head elections taking place in 2,400 regions. The implementation of elections in Indonesia, since the 1998 reforms, has been transparent without being followed by the chaos that led to ongoing conflicts within the country. He insisted that all elections are peaceful, and that next year's election will also be peaceful, even better than ever. Meanwhile, from the economic side, economic growth in Indonesia which reached five percent indicates Indonesia can improve the economy after the economic crisis occurred in 1998. Jusuf Kalla explained, Indonesia's economy continues to grow about five percent per year.Despite the stable political life in Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla did not dismiss the acts of terrorism that occurred several times . But it is a lesson for Indonesia to continuebe prepared to anticipate all forms of terror. According to Jusuf Kalla, the increasing and sporadic acts of terrorism in the world have affected Indonesia as well. Some terrorist attacks occurred recently. However, the Indonesian authorities have managed to handle it well. Jusuf Kalla said Indonesia continues to improve its intelligence capabilities. In addition, Indonesia made several necessary revisions to the rule of law to enable more proactive and preventive action. Indonesia also educates the public to participate in prevention and preventive measures.In front of conference participants, Jusuf Kalla also presented a number of government subsidy programs for the community. Starting from social programs, health, to education. He said the program is important to maintain the unity and stability of the nation. As a diverse nation, Indonesia believes in the importance of common prosperity to maintain a sense of unity and political stability. Jusuf Kalla added that over the past three years Indonesia has been able to reduce income inequality, poverty level and unemployment rate. However, Indonesia needs to work harder to narrow the gap with neighboring countries. This is my Indonesia this time.