Ways to resolve it (the dispute) remain offered, but I will not elaborate on them openly here
Jayapura, Papua – General Chairman of the Indonesian Mosques Council (DMI) Jusuf Kalla has hinted that he is prepared to mediate a discussion between the central government and Papuan individuals to look for services to various issues in the Indonesian province of Papua.
” If I am needed to become a conciliator for the dialogue, I am constantly ready for it,” Jusuf Kalla said while inaugurating the executive board members of DMI-Papua Chapter for a five-year term (2020-2025) here Saturday.
Kalla, who is previous vice president throughout the very first presidential regard to both former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and incumbent President Joko Widodo, stated he still awaits the ask for moderating such a discussion.
The cycle of violence remains unbreakable in Papua as revealed by numerous shooting occurrences and gunfights in between infamous armed Papuan rebels and Indonesian security workers that have actually repeatedly taken place over the past years.
To seek options to the Papuan conflict, the Defense Ministry initiated a focus group discussion in Jakarta on October 14, 2020 throughout which previous vice president Jusuf Kalla was welcomed as a visitor speaker.
Kalla argued that in concept, all violent conflicts can be fixed through serene settlement, but each conflict-torn area may demand a different method. Regarding the Papua dispute, its resolution technique might stand out from that of Aceh.
Because Indonesia’s independence in 1945, the nation has actually experienced 15 large-scale disputes, the majority of which have been dealt with through military operations, he kept in mind.
” In an independent Indonesia, we have actually undergone 15 large-scale conflicts with around 1,000 fatalities. Thirteen of the 15 large-scale disputes were resolved through military operations, while the remaining two were fixed through peaceful settlement,” he said.
As an initiator of the peaceful resolution to the Aceh dispute, Kalla highlighted the significance of securely turning to the standard concept of providing a win-win solution to achieve everlasting peace.
Describing his own experience in producing tranquil conflict resolution in Aceh, he stated the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) never surrendered the guns of its armed wing’s workers to the Indonesian government.
Rather, according to Kalla, GAM destroyed the weapons, considering that the very best alternative for preserving its self-respect. In looking for a peaceful solution to an armed conflict, none of the warring celebrations should feel like a loser or feel their dignity has been reduced, he said.
” Aceh, that was so resistant, might be convinced to fix the conflict through a peace talk,” he said, adding that in solving the Papuan dispute, the exact same method utilized for dispute resolution in Aceh can not be used.
In Aceh, the armed groups had a clear hierarchy so the technique was focused on at the upper level, while in Papua, the armed groups come from various factions without a distinct hierarchy, he argued.
In Papua, armed groups operating in one district or town have no clear pecking order with those in other districts or villages, he said. This reality does not indicate that the dispute in the area can not be fixed, he remarked.
” Ways to solve it (the dispute) stay readily available, however I will not elaborate on them openly here,” Jusuf Kalla said.
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