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Sat, 01/17/2009 - 16:43
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FOREIGN MINISTRY HOLDS FORUM ON PALESTINIAN CRISIS
Jakarta, Jan 16 (ANTARA) - In consideration of the various responses of the Indonesian public to the Palestinian crisis, and the expressions of its solidarity with the Palestinian people, the Foreign Affairs Ministry held a forum on Friday to share and exchange opinions on the subject.
"The forum, dubbed 'Foreign Policy Breakfast', was attended by representatives of the inter-faith group, the media and also the academic world. It was intended to share and exchange opinions on the community's responses to the Palestine issue. Also, the forum aimed to arrive at a decision on how Indonesians should respond to the issue as a nation," the ministry's spokesman, Teuku Faizasyah, said on Friday.
Among the religious organizations represented at the forum were Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the Bishops' Conference of Indonesia and the Buddhist Council.
"At the forum, we learned about the preparedness of various elements in Indonesian society to have a synergy with the government and how all the public responses need to be coordinated to complement each other," he said.
There were also proposals worthy of being followed up, Faizasyah said, such as efforts to form an inter-sectoral solidarity body that would reflect the nation's support for the Palestinian struggle to achieve freedom.
"It refers to our basic principle against colonialism," said Faizasyah, adding that a common perception was needed in scciety so that Indonesia's actions would no longer be perceived as disparate.
"The forum, dubbed 'Foreign Policy Breakfast', was attended by representatives of the inter-faith group, the media and also the academic world. It was intended to share and exchange opinions on the community's responses to the Palestine issue. Also, the forum aimed to arrive at a decision on how Indonesians should respond to the issue as a nation," the ministry's spokesman, Teuku Faizasyah, said on Friday.
Among the religious organizations represented at the forum were Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the Bishops' Conference of Indonesia and the Buddhist Council.
"At the forum, we learned about the preparedness of various elements in Indonesian society to have a synergy with the government and how all the public responses need to be coordinated to complement each other," he said.
There were also proposals worthy of being followed up, Faizasyah said, such as efforts to form an inter-sectoral solidarity body that would reflect the nation's support for the Palestinian struggle to achieve freedom.
"It refers to our basic principle against colonialism," said Faizasyah, adding that a common perception was needed in scciety so that Indonesia's actions would no longer be perceived as disparate.
