FINLAND: INDONESIA AND ACEH REBELS THE 'FREE ACEH MOVEMENT' EXPECT TO SIGN FORMAL PEACE ACCORD IN AUGUST

Record ID: 648716

  • Title: FINLAND: INDONESIA AND ACEH REBELS THE 'FREE ACEH MOVEMENT' EXPECT TO SIGN FORMAL PEACE ACCORD IN AUGUST
  • Date: 12th July 2005
  • Summary: (BN08) HELSINKI, FINLAND (JULY 11, 2005) (REUTERS) 1. WIDE OF STREET; WIDE OF HARBOUR; WIDE OF BOAT WITH WOMEN SELLING FRESH FISH 0.09 2. MV WOMEN SELLING FISH; CLOSE UP ON HANDS PREPARING FISH 0.20 3. MV SOFYAN DJALIL, INDONESIA MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION WALKING WITH OTHER DELEGATES 0.41 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOFYAN DJALIL, INDONESIA MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION, SAYING: "Hopefully by this round we can solve all the problems, and hopefully by August we can sign the final MOU". 0.50 4. SLV WOMEN BUYING FLOWERS AT STAND AT MARKET; SCU MAN AND WOMEN; SCU FLOWERS 1.04 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th July 2005 13:00
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  • Location: HELSINKI, FINLAND
  • Country: Finland
  • Reuters ID: LVA71BFQ22O1XIRMJGFIVS69IQXR
  • Story Text: Indonesia and Aceh rebels, the Free Aceh Movement
    (GAM), expected to sign a formal peace accord in August.



    In a sunny and summer warm Helsinki, the Indonesian
    delegation arrived early on Monday (July 11, 2005) to take part
    in the fifth round of peace talks with their Aceh
    counterparts The Free Ache Movement (GAM).

    Indonesian Communication and Information Minister,
    Sofyan Djalil was optimistic that this would be the last
    round of talks needed to be able to sign a final agreement
    in August.

    "Hopefully by this round we can solve all the
    problems, and hopefully by August we can sign the final
    MOU," he said.

    The delegation was accompanied by three military
    officials from the Indonesian military (TNI) lead by
    Bambang Darmono, who according to Djalil was brought to
    finalize the technical details of the security
    arrangements of a lasting peace agreement.

    The peace process has been undermined by a growing
    chorus of dissent, with Indonesian lawmakers and military
    officials denouncing efforts to negotiate with the rebels.

    Both parties agreed to reopen the dialogue in the wake
    of the December 26 tsunami, which killed more than 126,000
    people in Aceh, in order to safeguard the relief and
    reconstruction effort.


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