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...TIME: Your Vice President once said that a woman should not be President. He also helped block your bid for the presidency in 1999. How well do you think you can work with Hamzah Haz? Megawati: I'm always optimistic and look to the future. That was a story from the past. The Vice President said in his inauguration speech that he wanted to work together with me as President. I am sure that the processes we undertake to get this country out of its many crises will work. As I said in my inauguration speech, what is needed...
...TIME: Which sectors of the economy do you feel need immediate attention? Megawati: The problems are multidimensional and I am concerned with all sectors. The problems cannot be solved one by one but through a comprehensive solution. As Vice President I presided over a number of meetings on finding efficient ways of solving the problems we face. As a result I can see in a more clear and detailed way the problems we have in the areas of banking, industry, farming and many others...
...TIME: How will you survive until 2004 and are you afraid of suffering the same fate as Wahid? Megawati: If we follow the rules things will run smoothly. There is a clear separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches, but the two need to work together...
...TIME: Have you been in contact with Wahid? Megawati: No. But I was informed by his doctors that he planned to go abroad...
...TIME: Any word from Wahid himself? Megawati...