Indonesian Vice President Visits Afghanistan

Indonesian Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla.

Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla left for Afghanistan in the morning here on Tuesday for a visit until March 1 that will includes sharing his experience with regard to Afghanistan`s peace process.

He and his entourage were seen off by coordinating minister for political, security and legal affairs Wiranto, coordinating minister for maritime affairs Luhut B Panjaitan and Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan, according to Antara News.

The visit was made as a follow-up to Indonesia`s support to the peace process in Afghanistan following Kalla`s meeting with the Afghan High Peace Council(HPC) delegation at his office recently in the company of foreign minister Retno Marsudi and Afghan ambassador Roya Rahmani.

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On the occasion minister Retno said that the meeting was a follow-up to a discussion on peace process and realization in Afghanistan which Indonesia fully supports.

“Indonesia has been given a trust or is acceptable to be contributor to the peace process in Afghanistan. They just now said they had appreciated Indonesia`s commitment, seriousness and extra efforts so far and after we conducted `sounding` it was found that Indonesia has also been acceptable by all parties,” she said.

President Joko Widodo made a visit to Afghanistan on January 29 to show Indonesia`s commitment to peace efforts in Afghanistan.

The visit was made only after the first visit to that country by Indonesian first president Soekarno in 1961. (T/RS5/RS1)

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Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)