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President Is To Visit Palestine
Thursday, 14 July, 2005 | 08:46 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to visit Palestine.

According to Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, the visit is to show Indonesia’s support for the struggle of the Palestinian people.

According to Wirajuda, every time he meet with state leaders, President Yudhoyono always considers Palestine matters to be important.

“We always emphasize our support for Palestinians in establishing a free Palestine where they can live peacefully and safely with the Israelis,” said the Foreign Minister after a meeting with Yudhoyono at the presidential palace on Wednesday (13/07).

During a meeting at the Asia-Africa Conference last April, said Wirajuda that Palestinian Prime Minister Deputy Nabil Saad requested Indonesia to appoint a special envoy as has already been done by India and South Africa.

According to the Foreign Minister, this planned visit is according to the people’s aspiration to show real support for the struggle of the Palestinian people.

Wirajuda said that he had been appointed to seek and explore possibilities to visit Palestine in terms of technical methods, time and route so that President

Yudhoyono could enter the area of Ramallah, Palestine.
He added that the security and access into Ramallah very much depended on the policies made by Israeli government. (Dimas Adityo-Tempo News Room)