Saudis, Kuwaitis assure RI workers

Saudis, Kuwaitis assure RI workers

SURAKARTA, Central Java: The governments of Saudi Arabia and
Kuwait guaranteed the safety of more than 40,000 Indonesians
working in the two countries should the United States attack
Iraq, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea said
on Wednesday.

"Yesterday (Tuesday) the two countries' ambassadors promised
to protect the safety of Indonesian workers there," said Jacob in
Surakarta, Central Java on Wednesday.

Jacob said the safety assurance given by the two countries
would include the establishment of shelters if needed.

The government had appointed former TNI chief Admiral Widodo
AS and Jacob, assisted by representatives from the Iraqi embassy
to evacuate Indonesian workers from Middle Eastern countries
should a war break out.

The government has already started evacuating Indonesians who
live in Iraq. --JP