- Title: FINLAND: FIFTH ROUND OF ACEH TALKS TAKE PLACE
- Date: 14th June 2005
- Summary: (BN15) HELSINKI, FINLAND (JULY 12, 2005)(REUTERS) 1. SLV EXTERIOR OF INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR RESIDENCE; MV SCULPTURE OUTSIDE RESIDENCE; SLV CARS ARRIVING AT RESIDENCE 0.17 2. MV INDONESIAN JUSTICE MINISTER HAMID AWALUDDIN ARRIVING AT RESIDENCE 3. INDONESIAN DEPUTY MINISTER OF SOCIAL WELLFEARE, FARID HUSAIN GETTING OUT OF CAR 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOFYAN DJALIL, INDONESIAN MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION, SAYING: "Everything is great but no further comment." 0.31 5. CARS ARRIVING AT HOTEL; MV ACEH PRIME MINISTER MALIK MAHMUD GETTING OUT OF CAR; MV ACEH DELEGATES WALKING INTO HOTEL; MV MAHMUD AND DELEGATE GETTING INTO ELEVATOR 1.12 6. SLV FREE ACEH MOVEMENT SPOKESPERSON ABBDULLAH BAKHTIAR TALKING TO REPORTER 1.16 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ABBDULLAH BAKHTIAR, FREE ACEH MOVEMENT SPOKESPERSON SAYING: "I think there are signs of openness and commitment to achieve a peaceful solution in these peace talks. Because we are only in the first session and amazingly we have already gone through the whole draft of the memorandum of understanding (MOU)." 1.39 8. SCU PIN WITH ACEH FLAG 1.44 9. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BAKHTIAR SAYING: "I think on GAM's part we have made major concession for this peace process to be successful and it now up to the Indonesian side to show some goodwill some good faith and some sincerity in proving there commitment to achieve a peaceful, sustainable solution for the post-tsunami Aceh." 2.10 10. MV BAKHTIAR TALKING TO REPORTER 2.15 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: HELSINKI, FINLAND
- Country: Finland
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- Story Text: Fifth round of Aceh talks take place in Helsinki.
Indonesian government officials and Aceh
separatists are meeting for a fifth round of peace talks in
the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
After a marathon opening session of ten hours of
negotiations the Indonesian delegation arrived back late at
the residence of the Indonesian Ambassador in Helsinki on
Tuesday (July 12). The communications minister of
Indonesia, Sofyan Djalil was short in his comment:
"Everything is great but no further comment," he said.
The parties are to discuss a preliminary document for a
peace agreement, presented by former Finnish President and
career diplomat Martti Ahtisaari, who is mediating the
talks.
Free Aceh Movements spokesperson Abdullah Bakhtiar was
very pleased with the progress made in this first day of
talks.
"I think there is signs of openness and commitment to
achieve a peaceful solution in these peace talks. Because
we are only in the first session and amazingly we have
already gone true the whole draft of the memorandum of
understanding (MOU)," said Bakhtiar. "I think on GAM's
part we have made major concession for this peace process
to be successful and it now up to the Indonesian side to
show some goodwill some good faith and some sincerity in
proving there commitment to achieve a peaceful ,
sustainable solution for the post tsunami Aceh."
It is hoped a deal will be finally reached to end a
drawn-out conflict that has cost the lives of nearly 15,000
people.
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