Reasserting our will to resolve problems
Reasserting our will to resolve problems
From Media Indonesia
While we do not yet possess complete facts about the recent bomb blast in front of the Australian Embassy in Kuningan and therefore cannot identify a plausible suspect, one thing is obvious -- our country is within the sphere of terrorism and consequently, we must be extremely vigilant.
In my opinion, we must react on two planes. First, the authorities must probe into this terrorist act and uncover its roots. Second, we must strengthen our consensus because 99.99 percent of us Indonesians really wish to solve our problems in a peaceful and inclusive manner through dialog.
Most ethnic and religious groups are in no way connected to terrorism, although it is true that prolonged discontent might cause a small group in society to resort to terrorism.
Today, we must work together to isolate terrorists in society. For this, we must renew our determination to solve our problems -- no matter how difficult they may be -- in a peaceful, open and inclusive manner, through dialog.
FRANS MAGNIS SUSENO Jakarta