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38978
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:16
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PRESIDENT REMINDS WOULD-BE VOLUNTEERS FOR PALESTINE OF SAFETY FACTOR
Jakarta, jan 5 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Indonesian people wishing to go to the Gaza Strip to help the Palestinians face Israeli attacks to also take the safety factor into consideration.
"The government's policy is how to enable humanitarian aid to reach them (Palestinians) and how to make our diplomatic measures effective. A ceasefire is the best solution. The safety of Indonesian people is also important," he said at a press conference after a meeting with Palestinian ambassador to Indonesia Fariz Mehdawi at his office here on Monday.
About the safety of the Palestinians in Gaza, he said the Indonesian government had decided to help them with aid, adding the government also needed to ensure the safety of Indonesian citizens.
"Our goal is to help and show our solidarity in correct ways. So people should choose ways that can be part of the solution and not ways that will create problems," he said in response to the wish of many Indonesians to go to Gaza to help the Palestinians.
The president said in many cases in the past, people who had left for a conflict-torn region eventually only gave the government additional headaches because the government had to protect them.
"If the United Nations Security Council fails to produce a resolution, another mechanism can still be used, namely asking the UN General Assembly to hold an emergency meeting," he said.
President Yudhoyono said Indonesia was ready to send troops to Palestine if a ceasefire had been put into effect in Gaza and a monitoring team was set up to maintain peace in the region.
"The government's policy is how to enable humanitarian aid to reach them (Palestinians) and how to make our diplomatic measures effective. A ceasefire is the best solution. The safety of Indonesian people is also important," he said at a press conference after a meeting with Palestinian ambassador to Indonesia Fariz Mehdawi at his office here on Monday.
About the safety of the Palestinians in Gaza, he said the Indonesian government had decided to help them with aid, adding the government also needed to ensure the safety of Indonesian citizens.
"Our goal is to help and show our solidarity in correct ways. So people should choose ways that can be part of the solution and not ways that will create problems," he said in response to the wish of many Indonesians to go to Gaza to help the Palestinians.
The president said in many cases in the past, people who had left for a conflict-torn region eventually only gave the government additional headaches because the government had to protect them.
"If the United Nations Security Council fails to produce a resolution, another mechanism can still be used, namely asking the UN General Assembly to hold an emergency meeting," he said.
President Yudhoyono said Indonesia was ready to send troops to Palestine if a ceasefire had been put into effect in Gaza and a monitoring team was set up to maintain peace in the region.
