Use of Malaysia's airports

I wish to refer to the letter from Martin, Medan, North Sumatra, which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 12.

I would like to inform Martin and also the other readers of the Post that Malaysia has agreed to allow donor countries to use its airspace and airports as transit bases to send humanitarian aid for victims of the tsunami catastrophe in Aceh.

The permission to use the airspace and airports was a gesture of Malaysia's cooperation with foreign countries, in extending humanitarian aid to Aceh, the hardest hit in the natural calamity.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself has acknowledged Malaysia's assistance in allowing the use of the Subang airport as one of the centers of operation (the Post, Jan. 9).

It is our hope that the readers are convinced of Malaysia's sympathy and commitment in alleviating the sufferings of its nearest neighbor.

HAMIDAH ASHARI Counselor Malaysian Embassy Jakarta