JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto has confirmed that the Indonesian government has never promised or committed to contributing USD 1 billion to the Board of Peace (BoP) carried out by the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
"So, we never said that we wanted to contribute 1 billion dollars," said Prabowo in an interview, broadcast on the Youtube channel, reported Sunday, March 22.
He also emphasized that no financial commitments had ever been promised to the United States regarding Indonesia's participation in the BoP.
This, he continued, was seen from Indonesia's absence in the previous founding donors meeting.
"No, never. In the meeting in Washington on February 19, it was a meeting of founding donors. They each contributed, maybe some were bigger. But Indonesia was not there. Because from the beginning, when asked, I was not committed to money at all," said Prabowo.
The President conveyed that Indonesia was ready to be part of the peace council, but only through the contribution of peacekeepers to protect the people of Gaza, not funds.
"We declare that we are ready to send peacekeepers as needed," he said.
However, Prabowo added that the government would still follow the future developments when the reconstruction of Gaza could begin, so the possibility of Indonesia's contribution would be considered.
"If the ceasefire succeeds and construction begins, it is not impossible for Indonesia to participate. We have Baznas, and previously we have also built hospitals and various other assistance there," he explained.
However, he reiterated that there was no commitment to pay dues as a member of the BoP.
"There is no commitment at all," concluded the President.
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