BANDA ACEH - Wali Nanggroe Aceh Tgk Malik Mahmud together with former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla and a number of international figures attended the funeral of the peace mediator of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) with the Indonesian Government in 2005 Martti Ahtisari in Finland Helsinki.

"Wali Nanggroe came with former Vice President Jusuf Kalla and former Indonesian Minister of Justice Hamid Awaluddin," said Head of Public Relations and Cooperation of Wali Nanggroe Aceh M Nasir Syamaun, in Banda Aceh as reported by ANTARA, Friday, November 10.

Previously, former President of Finland who received the Nobel Prize for peace Martti Ahtisari passed away on October 16, 2023, and was only buried on Friday (10/11), in the coastal area of Hietaniemi, Helsinki City.

According to M Nasir, Wali Nanggroe Aceh was also present at the funeral along with international figures, political leaders and foreign diplomats.

He said that the presence of the former GAM Prime Minister was only a form of respect for Martti Ahtisaari who had contributed to the peace of GAM with the Indonesian government.

"The presence of Wali Nanggroe at Martti Ahtisari's funeral is a form of respect for his services in Aceh's peace efforts," he said.

In addition to Indonesian figures, the funeral of the peaceful mediator was also attended by President Namibia Hege Geingob and Dutch Diplomat Pieter Feith as former Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) who are currently representatives of the European Union in Kosovo.

Then, also attended by King Karel XVI Kustua from Sweden, former President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete, President Kosovo Vjosa Osmani and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson.

Under the umbrella of the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), Martti Ahtisaari in 2005 was a mediator for the peace of GAM and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia which took place in Finland's Helsinki City. So that Aceh peace can be realized.

Not quite at the peace table, CMI itself has also been intensely visiting Aceh in order to see the latest developments after Aceh's peace.


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