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Islam, Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Indonesia43Reflection on ReligiousCommunity and Ethnic Groupsin Asia: The Problem of Securityand StabilityTrue individual freedom cannot exist without economicsecurity and independence. People who are hungryand out of a job are the stuff of whichdictatorships are made. %u2014Franklin D. RooseveltFirst of all, allow me to express my sincerest thanksand great honor to the Asia Pacific Energy Forum,which had succeeded for the second time in organizingthe Asia Statesmen%u2019s Forum to discuss the security and stabilityin Asia. Let me also extend my highest appreciation to theOrganizing Committee under the guidance of my colleagueDr. Surin Pitsuwan who has worked hard in preparing this veryimportant forum. Please allow me to use this propitiousopportunity to convey the apologize of H.E. Soesilo Bambang2