Yogyakarta (Antara Bali) - Indonesia will remain on the front line as it supports the Palestinian's struggle for independence, according to Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Fariz Mehdawi.
"Even the issue of Palestine is the first to be discussed in Indonesian foreign policy," Fariz Mehdawi said, during a seminar entitled "Indonesia's Role in Palestinian Struggle for Freedom" and held at Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMY) here on Friday.
The Palestinian envoy also praised Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa's statement, made during the United Nations General Assembly session, that Indonesia would continue to support Palestine's bid for full UN membership.
Indonesia, a co-sponsor of Palestine's UN membership resolution at the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, believes that Palestine's full membership is consistent with the vision of a two-State solution.
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to recognise Palestine as a non-member observer state, a move strongly opposed by Israel and the US, voting 138-9 in favour, with 41 nations abstaining.
"Alhamdulillah (Thank God) our efforts have yielded optimal results for the success of Palestine to become an observer state in the UN. However, the work is not finished yet, of course," Marty told the press at the UN Headquarters in New York on Friday.(*/DWA/T007)
RI Continues To Support Palestine
Sabtu, 1 Desember 2012 17:20 WIB
