ERDOGAN DISCUSSES ACEH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT: VP KALLA

Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla (left) next to the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Friday prayers at the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, July 31, 2015. (Photo: ANTARA/Widodo S. Jusuf)

Jakarta, 17 Syawwal 1436/2 August 2015 (MINA) – Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed the process of conflict settlement in Aceh, as a model to resolve conflicts in his region.

“We are also talking about each peaceful settlement, such as how to settle the Aceh conflict. President Erdogan studied how to solve the Aceh problem as a model to settle the conflict in Turkey,” Kalla said here on Saturday, after a meeting with Erdogan.

Turkey is a country that borders Syria, becoming a potential gateway for people seeking to join the radical movement Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), Antara News quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

Kalla said Erdogan also is concerned by the many people who want to join ISIS by traveling through his country.

“Indonesia and Turkey are facing the same problem, ISIS. However, the problem is more serious in Turkey, than in Indonesia,” Kalla said.

President Erdogan began a visit to Indonesia last Thursday. He met President Joko Widodo and the leaders of the Indonesian House of Representatives.

The Indonesian and Turkish leaders had discussed bilateral relations, including in economic, trade, defense and peace keeping efforts. (T/P010/R04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)