Building permanent peace in Aceh One year later

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: August 15, 2006| Author: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | Copyright information


International Herald Tribune

08-15-2006

On Tuesday, Indonesians ã and especially the people of Aceh ã mark the anniversary of a momentous event. A year ago, the Aceh peace deal signed in Helsinki ended a vicious conflict that had divided and bled Aceh for three decades.The conflict in Aceh was very difficult to resolve. Its dynamics seemed to deteriorate and harden every year. The positions of the Indonesian government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement, kn...