Indonesia Ready to Help Islamic Countries at Odds to Reconcile

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Jakarta 07 Rajab 1437/14 April 2016 (MINA) – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that the Indonesian government is ready to reconcile Islamic countries currently involved in conflicts among themselves.

“Indonesia will always be ready to become a part of peacemaking efforts through the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) summit,” he said.

The Indonesian vice president left Jakarta for Turkey on Wednesday to attend the 13th Summit of t he OIC in Istanbul, the capital city of Turkey, Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) reported, quoting Antara.

He said Indonesia would come as a peacemaker to the conference. “It is about how to make countries involved in conflicts to reconcile with each other. That is our mission,” he said.

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Kalla explained that one of the causes of conflicts in the Middle East was invasion by big countries, including Western countries.

“I read today that (US President Barrack) Obama offered an apology with regard to US attacks on Libya,” he said.

Jusuf Kalla earlier met Saudi Arabias ambassador to Indonesia, Mustafa bin Ibrahim Al Mubarak. “We discussed economic relations between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia,” he said.    (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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