E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 page 78 fundamental principle that religious tolerance is the very foundation upon which the unity of the people of Indonesia rests. The notion of majority and minority does not exist in Indonesia and this is reflected both in the Constitution and in daily life. Indonesia is quite fortunate in that it is endowed with a spirit of religious tolerance which is deeply rooted in the cultural life of its heterogeneous people. Therefore it is only natural that the newly-born State of Indonesia, which was proclaimed in 1945, has crystallized this strong and refined culture into a basic religious policy which fully respects and guarantees freedom of religion and belief. This policy is transparently stipulated in the Pancasila (five basic principles), the state philosophy, the Indonesian Constitution of 1945 and other relevant national regulations. Pancasila, the philosophical basis of the Indonesian State, comprising five inseparable and interrelated principles, avouches the principle of Belief in the One and Only God as its very first principle. According to this principle, all different religions and faiths in Indonesia are to be centred around one fundamental credo: Belief in God Almighty, the One, Supreme God. The main thrust of this principle is that every human being in Indonesia, no matter from which religious denomination or faith he or she may be, shall respect all other religions and beliefs, for the sake of harmony, tolerance and peace. Equally important is the fact that freedom of religion and belief shall be guaranteed and promoted by the Government. This principle is further reinforced by the 1945 Constitution, especially article 29, paragraph 2, which firmly stipulates that ’the State shall guarantee the freedom of every citizen to adhere to his respective religion and to perform his religious duties in conformity with that religion and that faith’. Although the basic principles respecting and guaranteeing the freedom of religion and belief are not charted in detail in the Constitution, the People and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia are proud of the fact that the spirit of religious tolerance that has proved crucial in unifying the different religions and beliefs in Indonesia is to be incorporated in the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief adopted some years after the Constitution of 1945 came into being. The Government has taken the necessary administrative and judicial measures to translate those principles contained in the State philosophy and the 1945 Constitution into reality within the framework of the Guidelines of State Policy formulated every five years. As is set down in the 1993-1998 Guidelines of State Policy, one of the main objectives of development in the religious sector is to improve the quality of the moral and religious life of the Indonesian people and community with a view to creating harmony, tolerance and balance in human life just as individuals must strive to achieve them in their relationship with society, the environment and God.