---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 -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/ ---------------------------------------------------------- PRESIDENT WAHID TO TAKE CONCENTRATE STEPS TO SOLVE THE ACEH ISSUE Bern, Switzerland, Jan 31 ANTARA) - President Abdurrahman Wahid said Monday he will take concentrate steps in the coming six months as of Feb 1 to solve the humanitarian problems and human rights issues in Aceh. "For the purpose, a forum will be formed representing all parties concerned, in order to identify and exchange information on the humanitarian problems and to step up the priority of humanitarian aid, as well as to set up the mechanism to administer it," Presiden Wahid said in Bern on Monday. In this relation, the President said the government is determined to stop the suffering of the Aceh people. According to President Wahid, the government has opposed the use of force by any party, which has resulted in the prolonged suffering of the people in the restive province, thus requiring an increasing humanitarian aid. He pointed out that the government was also determine to continue the process of dialog as the best menthod to bridge differences and as a means to stop the persecution against the people. The president expected all parties involved in the Aceh issue to give positive responses to the government's goodwill to seek a peaceful means of solution to the conflict. On Monday evening, President Wahid was scheduled to receive the world's renown financial figure, George Soros. (L.RU3/ND01/INT-NS/16:50/NN-03/tb02) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 7 Feb 2000 jam 06:36:05 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
