U.S. Hails Accord To End Conflict in Indonesia's Aceh Province
15 August 2005
Says parties must keep commitment to peace for agreement to succeed
The United States has congratulated Indonesia's government and the leadership of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on the signing of a formal memorandum of understanding to end the conflict in Indonesia's Aceh province.
"Successful implementation of the agreement will require steadfast commitment to peace by all parties," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in an August 15 statement.
Following is the text of the statement:
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
August 15, 2005
STATEMENT BY SEAN MCCORMACK, SPOKESMAN
Indonesia - Aceh Peace Accord
The United States congratulates the Government of Indonesia and the leadership of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on today's signing in Helsinki of a formal Memorandum of Understanding to end the long conflict in the province of Aceh.
We commend both parties for their vision and courage to seek lasting peace for the people of Aceh. Successful implementation of the agreement will require steadfast commitment to peace by all parties.
The United States commends the European Union and five member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for their willingness to participate in the monitoring of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding. We look forward to supporting the implementation of the peace agreement in the coming months.
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(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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