Kalla receives Acehnese leaders

JAKARTA: Vice President Jusuf Kalla received on Saturday around 20 Acehnese leaders for talks on the peace process in the province.

Among the figures that attended the meeting Kalla hosted were House of Representatives legislator Ahmad Farhan Hamid, People's Consultative Assembly legislator Gazali Abas Adnan and former Indonesian Military Police chief Maj. Gen. (ret) Sulaiman AB.

The substance of the meeting, which was held behind closed doors, remains unknown.

Kalla has initiated a series of peace talks with Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel group facilitated by the Crisis Management Initiative in Helsinki. The fifth round of negotiations recently resulted in a draft peace agreement, scheduled for signing on Aug. 15. -- Antara