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Thu, 02/19/2009 - 18:23
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PRESIDENT DISAPPOINTED INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE STILL NOT FORMED
Jakarta, Feb. 19 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed disappointment about the fact that a plan to form an independent Palestinian state in 2008 has failed to be implemented.
"As we all know, an independent Palestinian state was expected to be formed in 2008 but it did not happen due to various things. The President is disappointed about this," presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said here on Thursday following a meeting between President Yudhoyono and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"The US should pay great attention to the solution of the conflict in Palestine. I think this is also a policy of President Obama," Djalal quoted the president as saying.
The Indonesian head of state was also concerned that the existing ceasefire in Gaza was still fragile and thus needed to be strengthened, Djalal said.
President Yudhoyono also explained to Clinton Indonesia's position which supported a two-state solution where Palestine and Israel could live side by side peacefully, he said.
"The President also said Indonesia would participate in a meeting on Gaza's reconstruction to be held in Egypt and attended by Minister Clinton as well," he said.
Yudhoyono had assigned Coordinating Minister for the People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie to lead an Indonesian delegation to the Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Egypt on March 2, 2009.
In the 45-minute meeting with Clinton, Yudhoyono also talked about developments in Southeast Asia, especially on the region's transformation following the launching of the ASEAN Charter.
"The President also welcomed President Obama's efforts to treach out to the Islamic world. The President expressed Indonesia's view on the importance of bridging the differences among various civilizations and religions. This view was welcomed by Secretary of State Clinton," Djalal said.
Clinton arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon for a two-day visit, Feb. 18 and 19, 2009. Clinton's visit here is part of her first overseas tour as US secretary of state with stops in Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China.
"As we all know, an independent Palestinian state was expected to be formed in 2008 but it did not happen due to various things. The President is disappointed about this," presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said here on Thursday following a meeting between President Yudhoyono and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"The US should pay great attention to the solution of the conflict in Palestine. I think this is also a policy of President Obama," Djalal quoted the president as saying.
The Indonesian head of state was also concerned that the existing ceasefire in Gaza was still fragile and thus needed to be strengthened, Djalal said.
President Yudhoyono also explained to Clinton Indonesia's position which supported a two-state solution where Palestine and Israel could live side by side peacefully, he said.
"The President also said Indonesia would participate in a meeting on Gaza's reconstruction to be held in Egypt and attended by Minister Clinton as well," he said.
Yudhoyono had assigned Coordinating Minister for the People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie to lead an Indonesian delegation to the Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Egypt on March 2, 2009.
In the 45-minute meeting with Clinton, Yudhoyono also talked about developments in Southeast Asia, especially on the region's transformation following the launching of the ASEAN Charter.
"The President also welcomed President Obama's efforts to treach out to the Islamic world. The President expressed Indonesia's view on the importance of bridging the differences among various civilizations and religions. This view was welcomed by Secretary of State Clinton," Djalal said.
Clinton arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon for a two-day visit, Feb. 18 and 19, 2009. Clinton's visit here is part of her first overseas tour as US secretary of state with stops in Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China.
