Muhadjir Effendy: All Islamic Figures Invited Agree and Understand the President's Steps Regarding BoP

Muhadjir Effendy/PHOTO: Teddy Kurniawan-VOI

JAKARTA - The President's meeting with Islamic leaders resulted in one conclusion. Government policies, including positions on the Board of Peace (BoP), were understood and accepted by participants. Muhammadiyah figure Muhadjir Effendy said President Prabowo's explanation was straightforward and dispelled the impression that Indonesia was easing up on the Palestinian issue.

According to Muhadjir, the meeting was part of a periodic forum. The President conveyed his vision for the future, the achievements that have been running, as well as the agenda for restructuring and redistribution of natural wealth in accordance with the mandate of Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution. The focus remains on the interests of the people.

Regarding the BoP, he assessed that the President's explanation emphasized that Indonesia did not shift from supporting Palestine and the two-state solution.

"Don't understand that the President ignores the bias on Palestine. He still said it," he said after a meeting at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta, Tuesday, February 3.

Muhadjir said there was no hard debate. The question that arose instead opened up room for more detailed clarification. He assessed that religious figures understood the logic of the policy explained by the President.

"As far as I understand, everyone agrees," he said.

In fact, he continued, participants gave reinforcement for the President to stick to the opening of the 1945 Constitution. Independence is the right of all nations. This support was accompanied by a message that foreign policy should remain in line with the interests of the people and the principles of the constitution.