Jakarta \u2014 President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s intention to mediate the\ndispute between the United States and Iran is valued as being grounded\nin Indonesia\u2019s track record of mediating various conflicts in the past,\nthough such efforts will be difficult without careful planning.<\/p>\n
Teuku Rezasyah, an international relations expert at Padjadjaran\nUniversity, said the intention aligns with the mandate of the 1945\nConstitution which encourages Indonesia to play a role in creating world\npeace.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis idea also demonstrates President Prabowo\u2019s hope to share\nIndonesia\u2019s best experience in mediating conflicts, as has been\npractised in the past,\u201d Rezasyah said in a written statement in Jakarta\non Sunday (1 March).<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, he assessed that such efforts are not easy because they\nrequire approval from the conflicting parties, namely the United States,\nIsrael, and Iran.<\/p>\n
Indonesia, according to Rezasyah, has experience mediating internal\nconflicts in several Southeast Asian countries, such as in southern\nThailand and southern Philippines. Indonesia also previously brought\ntogether Thailand and Cambodia whilst serving as ASEAN chair in 2011\nunder President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.<\/p>\n
However, to bring Iran together with the US and Israel, Indonesia\nfirst needs to convince all parties regarding its neutrality and\nobjectivity as a mediator.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Iran may not necessarily want Israel\u2019s presence in the\nnegotiation forum, whilst Indonesia also does not have formal diplomatic\nrelations with Israel, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause of this, Indonesia needs to have a roadmap for each stage of\nthe negotiations that demonstrates a deep understanding of the crisis\nand the objectives it wishes to achieve,\u201d said the academic.<\/p>\n
Previously, in response to a series of large-scale attacks by the\nUnited States and Israel against Iran, Indonesia called for an immediate\ncessation of hostilities and expressed its readiness to facilitate\ndialogue in order to restore regional conduciveness.<\/p>\n
Through an official statement on the X platform on Saturday,\nIndonesia\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that President Prabowo was\nwilling to travel to Tehran to conduct mediation if approved by the\nconflicting parties.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/expert-us-iran-mediation-by-prabowo-will-be-difficult-without-careful-planning-1772366087", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }