Desire expressed to rebuild Ambon<\/p>\n
AMBON, Maluku: Foreign ambassadors and representatives from
\ninternational agencies and non-governmental organizations have
\nexpressed their commitment to attend a workshop on the
\nreconstruction of strife-torn Ambon, Ambon Mayor Jopie Papilaya
\nsaid on Friday.<\/p>\n
\"Foreign ambassadors, leaders of United Nations agencies and
\nNGOs are committed to attending the two-day workshop, even though
\nit has to be rescheduled.\"<\/p>\n
The workshop, originally scheduled for July 20-21, was delayed
\nbecause most of the participants were too busy, he said.<\/p>\n
Many participants had asked the Ambon administration to hold
\nthe workshop on the city's 428th anniversary on Sep. 7, he added.<\/p>\n
Ambon, the capital city of Maluku province, was hit by three
\nyears of violence between Muslims and Christians, believed fueled
\nby elements of the Indonesian Military (TNI).<\/p>\n
\"The aim of the workshop is to reconstruct Ambon and therefore
\nthe participants want to obtain firsthand information on what the
\nAmbonese want,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Assistance sent to Ambon had been used to rebuild
\ninfrastructure, which was heavily damaged during the conflict, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\"With the reconstruction program, it is expected that Ambon
\ncan be developed into Maluku's business center in 2004,\" he said.
\n--Antara<\/p>",
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