Assistance for the Palestinian individuals to get independence will continue
Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has repeated the Indonesian government’s firm stand against normalizing diplomatic ties with Israel, eliminating extensive reports of a softening of its position late last year.
” Until now Indonesia has no objective to normalize diplomatic ties with Israel,” the minister said at an annual interview, held online on Wednesday.
She said Indonesia will continue to support Palestinian self-reliance through a two-state option, based upon the United Nations Security Council resolution and currently concurred upon international parameters.
Earlier, on December 16, 2020, President Joko Widodo had highlighted this support during a telephone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Indonesia’s firm stand is in contrast to the policies of several Arab nations, consisting of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco, which have actually stabilized diplomatic relations with Israel in the past couple of months.
This has actually been considered as a problem for the Israel-Palestine peace procedure and as a sign that a number of Arab regimes no longer think about the Palestinian concern essential.
For Indonesia, Palestine remains high on the list of foreign policy top priorities, Marsudi stated.
Indonesia anticipates that a favorable circumstance can be developed this year with all sides dedicated to pursuing constructive dialog and direct negotiations, she stated.
” Assistance for the Palestinian individuals to get self-reliance will continue,” the minister remarked.
Meanwhile, chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council, Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim, recently reiterated his demand to the Indonesian federal government to stay consistent in not stabilizing diplomatic ties with Israel.
” All methods of cooperation, including economic cooperation with Israel, must be turned down,” he informed reporters in Jakarta just recently.
Israel, he said, has colonized the land and the people of Palestine for an extended period of time. Indonesia needs to stay consistent to its identity as a nation against colonization, he included.
” We fully believe that colonization is not lined up with humankind and justice,” he said.
The council, he continued, has revealed its greatest gratitude towards the Minister of Foreign Affairs in responding to the question of normalization of diplomatic ties with Israel.
” The Ministry, especially the Minister of Foreign Affairs, that has actually shown a firm, clear, and consistent position in performing Indonesia’s foreign politics, that [has] stood against colonization from the start,” he said.
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