Kalla receives Acehnese leaders

Mon, 25 Jul 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

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

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