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Shangri-La Dialogue: Indonesia’s Prabowo calls for Palestinian state, end to war, remains firm on non-alignment in US-China rivalry
- Indonesia’s president-elect, at Asia’s top defence forum in Singapore, reiterates commitment to ‘comprehensive and permanent ceasefire’ in the Middle East
- He also stresses ‘Asian way’ of handling matters in the region, pointing to past rows with Singapore and Malaysia who are now ‘best of friends’
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Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto on Saturday called on the international community to provide a “just solution” to the Israel-Gaza war under which both sides have a “right to exist” and there would be a Palestinian state.
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“The only real solution to lasting peace and security for both Israel and Palestine is a two-state solution,” he said in Singapore at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum.
“Why this is important for us? Because Indonesia is part of the Islamic world. Although physically, we are not of the region, but what happens in the Middle East, what happens in Gaza affects, concerns … the Indonesian people,” he said.
The former general added that Indonesia would “do whatever we can to provide humanitarian assistance” and contribute to peacekeeping efforts.
“Indonesia also is very willing to evacuate and treat wounded Palestinian civilians and those needing hospital care in Indonesian hospitals.”
Indonesia is home to the world’s largest Muslim population and has consistently expressed support for Palestine’s independence within the framework of a two-state solution.
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