Dutch to provide more aid

Dutch to provide more aid

AMBON, Maluku: Members of a Netherlands religious delegation
met with Maluku Governor Saleh Latuconsina on Tuesday as part of
a mission to provide more aid for the strife-torn area.

The delegation -- led by Baron F. van Tuyll -- comprised
leaders of the Maluku Muslim and Christian communities residing
in the Netherlands, and included the Rev. John Rutimalessy, Rev.
Gilbert Boer, H. Darwis Maddoe, H. Ibrahim Lessy and Najak
Tuharea.

"We are here also to see what was done with the aid that has
already been provided and how the refugees are been handled after
two years of conflict. We can see that the situation is now
improving," van Tuyll said on Tuesday.

Governor Latuconsina explained that most of the non-
governmental organizations working in Maluku were providing aid
directly to the victims of violence.

"We are thinking of setting up a coordinating team to smoothen
the aid distribution process," he said. (49/edt)