JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir raised Palestinian issues and multilateral system reforms in a series of separate bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the High Level International Conference on the Implementation of the Two-State Solutions at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States this week.
At a meeting with Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Varsen Aghabekian, Deputy Foreign Minister Tata emphasized Indonesia's full support for Palestine and the importance of the High Level Conference to maintain momentum in encouraging the implementation of the Two-State Solution.
"President Prabowo has conveyed Indonesia's readiness to send troops under the mandate of the United Nations as a form of Indonesia's commitment to support the realization of sustainable peace in Palestine," said Deputy Foreign Minister Tata, as he is familiarly called, launching a statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday, July 31.
Meanwhile, when meeting the European Union Special Envoy for the Middle East issue of Ambassador Christophe Bigot, Deputy Foreign Minister Tata discussed the importance of respecting international law consistently and rejecting double standards.
Indonesia and the European Union underlined that a ceasefire is a priority at this time to ensure access to the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza. In addition, Indonesia is also encouraging increased support for UNRWA.
"The role of UNRWA is important in this regard, not only as a pillar of hope for Palestinians, but more importantly, it is a manifestation of the existence of the United Nations in the Palestinian territories," said Deputy Foreign Minister Tata.
Next, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tata pushed for an increase in global contribution to Palestinian development, especially through cooperation in capacity building and economic strengthening, during a meeting with the Austrian Special Envoy for the Palestinian Summit, Herbert Scheebner.
"The recognition plan submitted by Britain and France is expected to be a catalyst for other European countries to give recognition to Palestine to strengthen political support for the Two-State Solution," said Deputy Foreign Minister Tata.
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Meanwhile, in a meeting with Australia's Permanent Representative for the United Nations, Ambassador James Larsen, the two of them highlighted the decline in the work of the multilateral system which helped complicate the discussion of important issues at the United Nations.
"The solidarity and cooperation of all countries to encourage UN reforms is the key to restore international confidence in the multilateral system, especially in dealing with crucial issues such as Palestine," concluded Deputy Foreign Minister Tata.
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