ABC AUSTRALIA, 13/04/2003 12:23:41
Indonesia's longest conflict in danger of flaring again
Indonesia's longest conflict is in danger of breaking out again, just four months after a
peace agreement was signed.
The government has told troops to be ready to go back to war in Aceh within five days
if necessary, unless disputes over the pact can be settled at a meeting of a Joint
Council.
Separatist rebels say they will refuse to attend any meeting inside Indonesia and have
proposed Geneva. Mediators from the Henry Dunant Centre are trying to get
agreement on a date and venue.
Indonesia project director for the International Crisis Group, Sidney Jones says if the
Free Aceh Movement refuses to take part in a Joint Council meeting, it will be a green
light to the army to go ahead.
He says the mood in government and cabinet and the public at large is to crush the
separatists.
13/04/2003 12:23:41 | ABC Radio Australia News
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