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On Wednesday evening, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received the phone call of United Nations Secretary General Ban Kin Mun, who was calling from Haiti, to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip. Both Indonesia and the UN agreed that a cease-fire was critical and that humanitarian assistance must be provided. Before concluding, UNSG Ban looked forward to participating in the UN Alliance of Civilization Conference.<\/p>\n
President Yudhoyono continued the night by hosting the national commemoration of Nuzul Quran at the State Palace.<\/p>\n
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Attended by foreign Ambassadors and representatives from Muslim communities, President Yudhoyono divided his speech into three points, namely on the virtues of Nuzul Quran, a call to return to brotherhood and solidarity after the heated Presidential Elections and a special segment for Indonesia’s views on the developments in Gaza Strip Palestine.<\/p>\n
Below are excerpts from the Presidents speech.<\/p>\n
“Honoured Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. \u00a0During\u00a0the celebration of\u00a0Nuzulul Qur\u0092an and in the middle of holy Ramadan, our\u00a0Palestinian brothers and sisters are unfortunately having to cope with such a frightening ordeal.\u00a0In the second week of Ramadan,\u00a0on July 8 2014, Israel began\u00a0its\u00a0military action in Gaza Strip\u00a0which has so far claimed more than 200 Palestinian lives. \u00a0As a strong independent nation with the largest Muslim population in the World, we cannot afford to let the suffering of our\u00a0fellow\u00a0brothers and sisters in Palestine\u00a0to\u00a0continue”<\/p>\n
“Ladies\u00a0and Gentlemen,\u00a0It has been for decades\u00a0that peace in Palestine has\u00a0become one of Indonesia\u0092s main foreign policy objectives. We have consistently voiced our support for Palestine. Our country, which has long supported the idea of Palestinian independence, strongly condemns\u00a0Israeli that has unnecessarily-and unproportionately-taken\u00a0military action in Gaza.\u00a0Not only does this military action violate\u00a0human rights,it\u00a0is also in contravention with the international law. In this matter, Indonesia\u0092s position regarding the current situation in Gaza Strip could not be any more clear”<\/p>\n
“As I have mentioned in recent occasions, Indonesia underlines four\u00a0\u0091objectives for peace and security\u0092\u00a0in the Gaza Strip;<\/p>\n
First, Israeli military action must come to an end;<\/p>\n
Second, a ceasefire\u00a0agreement\u00a0must be struck under the\u00a0supervision of\u00a0the\u00a0United Nations;<\/p>\n
Third, the cycle of violence in the area must be prevented; and<\/p>\n
Fourth, the humanitarian aid targeted at the victims of Israeli military action must\u00a0be\u00a0urgently provided.<\/p>\n
If these four targets could be achieved, Indonesia wishes to see peaceful negotiations resumed to make Palestine an independent state”<\/p>\n
“Ladies and Gentlemen,\u00a0I have informed the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in his capacity as Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement in a phone call in July 11 2014 about these four objectives important for Indonesia which I described to you earlier. Alhamdulillah, President Rouhani strongly agrees with Indonesia’s position in order to achieve peace and security in Gaza Strip”<\/p>\n
“Moreover, we have also taken diplomatic steps through several forums such as the OIC and the UN. At\u00a0United Nations, our country was\u00a0able to\u00a0draw support from several countries so that a UN Security Council meeting could be held in July 12, 2014 as a result. The UN Security Council meeting has produced a statement which urges both sides to reach a ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n
Yesterday afternoon, I heard the news from various international media about our close friend Egypt having proposed a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Let us all pray that hopefully both sides can accept the proposed ceasefire agreement in order to end the cycle of violence in\u00a0Gaza Strip”<\/p>\n
“I have also just spoken to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Meanwhile, Minister of Foreign Affairs Marty Natalegawa is currently arranging and looking for a possible moment at which I can speak to US President Barack Obama. I would very much want world leaders to have the same courage and commitment to end the violence in Palestine, so that hopefully, peaceful talks on the issue of Palestinian independence can be continued” President Yudhoyono stated.<\/p>\n
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