---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Free Email @KotakPos.com visit: http://my.kotakpos.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- The Indonesian Observer, 27th June 2000 Shihab: No need for foreign intervention in Maluku JAKARTA (IO) - Foreign Affairs Minister Alwi Shihab says there is no need to seek foreign help to resolve conflicts in the province of Maluku, adding that the government has enough potency to create peace in the restive area. He emphasized that steps taken by the government to resolve the conflict have also been supported by foreign countries. "We have the capability to resolve the conflict by ourselves. Our actions are supported by the US government and they hope that the conflict will soon end," Shihab told the press after addressing a meeting of legislators from 28 countries at Parliament in Jakarta yesterday. He said the actions taken by the government include a decision to restrict outsiders from entering the Maluku province and a policy to launch strict patrols over the smuggling of hand-made weapons to the province. " Foreign countries understand that this is not an easy problem. But they believe the Indonesian government will be able to resolve the conflict," he said. Shihab said the US government has urged the Indonesian military to launch prompt action in dealing with the bloody conflict. "They want the Indonesian government make a quick response to the conflict. This morning US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert S. Gelbard expressed his support to the responsiveness of the Indonesian government,' he added. He reiterated that the Indonesian government disagreed with military assistance from foreign countries. "I disagree with military assistance. We can accept any kind of assistance but military assistance," he said. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 28 Jun 2000 jam 07:27:03 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
