Indonesia ready for Aceh peace deal signing (Xinhua) Updated: 2005-08-12 13:50
The Indonesian delegation has made final preparations and is ready to leave
for Helsinki Saturday to sign the peace accord with the Free Aceh Movement
(GAM), scheduled for August 15, a senior Indonesian official said Friday.
Minister of Communication and Information Sofyan Djalil said the delegation
includes Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo
Adi Sucipto, Minister of Justice and Human Right Affairs Hamid Awaluddin, acting
Aceh Governor Azwar Abubakar, legislator Said Fuad Zakaria, Sofyan himself and a
number of prominent figures from Aceh.
At least six parliament members have been invited by the government to join
with the delegation, Sofyan said.
Widodo will lead the delegation and Hamid will sign the accord representing
the Indonesian government.
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