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46455
Thu, 02/19/2009 - 18:25
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A'LIA THANKS RI FOR AID FOR BUSH FIRE VICTIMS
Sydney, Feb 19 (ANTARA) - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has expressed gratitude to Indonesia for its assistance for victims of the deadly bush fires in the Australian state of Victoria.
The Indonesian aid worth US$1 million would be used to reconstruct school buildings destroyed in the bush fires, Smith said in a joint press conference with his Indonesian counterpart, Nur Hassan Wirajuda, here late Thursday.
Wirajuda on behalf of the Indonesian government and people meanwhile extended deep condolences to the Australian government and people over the bush fires which had claimed at least 200 lives.
He said the Indonesian aid consisting of US$1 million in cash and a police forensic team showed Indonesia's deep sympathy for Australia which had given much assistance to help victims of the 2004 deadly tsunami in Aceh, the 2005 earthquake in Nias island and the 2006 earthquake in Yogyakarta.
"The aid of US$1 million is relatively small but at least it shows Indonesia's solidarity with the Australian people. The Indonesian people still remember the aid Australia extended for victims of the Aceh tsunami, the Nias earthquake and the Yogyakarta earthquake," he said.
The bush fires which were the worst to hit Australia since 1983 also destroyed more than 1,800 homes and 450,000 hectares of farm land.
The Indonesian aid worth US$1 million would be used to reconstruct school buildings destroyed in the bush fires, Smith said in a joint press conference with his Indonesian counterpart, Nur Hassan Wirajuda, here late Thursday.
Wirajuda on behalf of the Indonesian government and people meanwhile extended deep condolences to the Australian government and people over the bush fires which had claimed at least 200 lives.
He said the Indonesian aid consisting of US$1 million in cash and a police forensic team showed Indonesia's deep sympathy for Australia which had given much assistance to help victims of the 2004 deadly tsunami in Aceh, the 2005 earthquake in Nias island and the 2006 earthquake in Yogyakarta.
"The aid of US$1 million is relatively small but at least it shows Indonesia's solidarity with the Australian people. The Indonesian people still remember the aid Australia extended for victims of the Aceh tsunami, the Nias earthquake and the Yogyakarta earthquake," he said.
The bush fires which were the worst to hit Australia since 1983 also destroyed more than 1,800 homes and 450,000 hectares of farm land.
