Aceh meeting postponed: Govt

JAKARTA: The planned consultation meeting on the Aceh peace deal between the government and the House of Representatives has been rescheduled for Aug. 9, a senior minister said on Thursday.

House speaker Agung Laksono had said the meeting would take place on Aug. 5.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo Adi Sucipto did not elaborate on the reasons for the delay.

"Who said the meeting would be held on Aug. 5? You did perhaps," said Widodo after a meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

The House has demanded the government provide details of the agreement reached between government negotiators and Aceh rebels during the last peace talks in Helsinki last month. The peace deal is set for signing in Helsinki on Aug. 15. -- Antara