Point of Intervention of DPD-RI on THE AGENDA ITEMS OF 17TH APPF MEETING

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POINT OF INTERVENTION OF THE INDONESIAN UPPER HOUSE( DPD RI ) ON THE AGENDA ITEMS OF 17

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APPF MEETINGIn Vientiane, Lao PDR, 11 – 15 January 2009

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POLITICAL AND SECURITY MATTERS1. ARF 2008 in Singapore

Participation of Indonesia in many regional organizations would be utilized in order tomaintain the Indonesian national interest. Political communication will be enhanced inorder the people’ interest reflecting Indonesia participation in such regional and subregional organization and in exchange to the benefit of the organization concerned forthe sake in attaining the necessity of Indonesia.Hence, Indonesia will utilize to its participation at ASEAN Regional Forum to maintainthe sovereign and integrity of the Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia,particularly through increasing proactive action in maintaining the stability and security of Asia Pacific regions at the forum.

2. Review on The Political and Security Situation in the Asia Pasific Regionand in the world.3.Peace and Stability in North Asia

As a peace loving country, Indonesia is opposed any kind of nuclear weapon’s tests andtheir means of delivery because it violates the Non Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) and theComprehensive Nuclear Test Band Treaty ( CTBT ). Against these background,Indonesia fully supports “the Second Phase of Action for The Implementation of TheJoint Statement “ signed by the six parties on October 3, 2007, which aimed at thedenuclearization of the North Korea. To achieve this goal, the six Parties and othersinvolved in the North Korean nuclear issue, should build closer internationalcooperation amongst them.In addition, the Indonesian government always break through any development andprotection of Human Rights in North Korea and request its government to pay attention in international community concerned in relation with the kidnappingforeigners. Therefore Indonesia always push out all parties concerned to accelerate theircommitment that has reached as according to the deciding schedules.

4.Peace and Stability in Southeast Asiaa.South Thailand matters

Indonesia considers South Thailand matters as its internal affairs, so thatinternational communities should honor and let Thailand overcome their problems.

b.Border crossing matters between Thai – Cambodia

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Indonesia considers that border crossing problems should be solved through bilateral relation and peace approach under the Joint Border Commission and by the Spirit of ASEAN solidarity such as Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

c.South Philippines Problems

Indonesia wishes to witness the peace and security situation in Southeast Asia andfurthermore become the foundation to promote the creation of ASEAN community.

d.Current Political Development in Myanmar

For Indonesia, this Myanmar issue will be focused into three ( 3 ) prospectivenamely domestic, regional ( ASEAN ) and international which each of them isinterrelated. In the context of domestic issue, the current situation in Myanmar isnot only have a tendency to democracy crisis and Human Rights issues but also asimplication of complex situation which is effecting to poverty crisis, nationalresilience and conflict among ethnics as well as disintegration threatening.The solution for Myanmar issues is expedited by Indonesia not only in theframework of bilateral relationship with Myanmar but also in the context of regional / international. Indonesia, along with India, China and other ASEANcountries , through using such as constructive engagement’s approach in this case of Myanmar.5.

Middle East Process

Entering the new year of 2009, Indonesia have still witnessed that the complex situationin the Middle East remains to be an impediment towards the peace process. Indonesiadiplomacy and humanitarian aid help Palestinians in their struggle for a separate stateand to hold the ongoing Israeli military offensive in Gaza stripes.Indonesian government issued a statement sent to UN calling on “ Israeli to immediately and its arbitrary use of force which contravenes international law, including the GeneveConvention.”Therefore Indonesia calls for an immediate end to the grand operation, and asks Israel todo all possible to ensure the protection of civilians and that humanitarians assistance isable to reach those in need. Therefore further Indonesia condemns the Israeli aggressionto the Gaza stripes.Furthermore, Indonesia urges Palestina and Israeli to continuously develop direct andimmediate negotiations to solve the existing core issues between the two parties,mediated by the quarter and the international community.In this regard, Indonesia believes that unity and strong brotherhood of the Palestiniansis fundamental to materialize as independent, sovereign State of Palestine withJerusalem as its capital. Therefore, internal dialogue and negotiation between conflictingparties should be promoted towards national reconciliation.

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To this end due to the recent aggression of the Israeli to Gaza Strips of Palestine, theIndonesian Senate of the Republic of Indonesia declared as follows :In monitoring current situation in Middle East, particularly in Palestine, the IndonesianSenate viewed that :

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the Israeli’s aggression was human criminal and therefore asevidence to an arrogancy and cruelty of Israeli and his allies.

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Ignorance of some Middle East countries concerning of genocide.

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The United Nations is malfunction in maintain sovereign of statesand world peace from human criminal in Gaza Strips.To this end, the Indonesian Senate strongly condemned theaggression of Isreaeli into Palestine and therefore declares as follows :

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To appeal the government to :

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Take diplomatic and other steps that urge the cease of theIsrael aggression in Palestine either in short or long term.

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To enhance the humanitarian aid and deliver the PeaceKeeping Corps in Palestine.

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To appeal the UN to :a.To stop the Israeli aggression by sending the Peace Corps toPalestine. b.To ensure the sovereign of the Palestine country and urgesIsrael to exiles from the Palestine region.c.If point a and b cannot be executed, Indonesia mustencourage all the peace loving countries to urgently reformedthe UN.

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To further appeal the countries in the Middle East regions in orderto accelerate regional consolidation to be deliberately proactiveinvolving in the cease of Israeli aggression in Palestine.

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To invite the government ( regional and central ) and allcommunities concerned to accommodate humanitarian supportfor the victims of Israeli aggression in Palestine.

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To further appeal the International high Court to bring into courtof those who involved in the said crime and give their evidence of responsibility on the case of Palestine aggression.

6. Cluster Munitions

Cluster munitions are the kind of explosive or sub-munitions with round size as anorange or soft drink that can be attracting to children but its explosion capacity maybetotally damaging a run way of airplanes, tanks or even army troops. Therefore theSecretary General of UN mentioned that “ the atrocious, in human efforts to these

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