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PRESIDENT CALLS FOR SPEEDY REALIZATION OF INDEPENDENT PALESTINE STATE
Washington DC, Nov. 14 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the US administration to push for the speedy realization of an independent Palestine state.
As could be concluded from the recent US presidential election campaigns, Iraq and Afghanistan were two issues that would be of immediate priority to the US administration, President Yudhoyono said when speaking before 200 members of the US-Indonesia Society (USINDO) here on Friday.
"But I also would like to make an appeal that the present and next US administration push -- and push hard -- for the speedy realization of an independent Palestine state," the Indonesian head of state said.
Yudhyono on the occasion commended President George Bush for his important policy shift, advocating a two-state solution where Palestine and Israel can live side by side peacefully.
"That is also the position of Indonesia," he said.
However, despite the Annapolis Conference's recommendation for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in 2008, the President regretted that there was still no sign that it would happen in the remaining time in 2008.
"I therefore sincerely hope that the next US administration would pick up where President Bush left off, and make it a priority issue," he said.
The realization of the much awaited two-state solution would considerably reduce strategic and political tension in the Middle-East and also significantly enhance America's image in the Muslim world, he said.
"And it will be good for the 21st century world order," he added.
According to Yudhoyono, President-elect Barack Obama is well equipped to deal with all this. He has a strong electorate mandate.
The life, personal experience and heritage of President-elect Barack Obama is such that he commands an appeal that on the international stage can cut across cultures, race and religion.
President-elect Obama can therefore capitalize on the high degree of expectation and goodwill that he is receiving from the international community.
"I am confident that the next US administration will be able to meet these global challenges with imagination, with resolve, and with great effect," the president said.
He also said that he had noted the US President-elect's positions on several international issues such as on UN reform, MDGs, climate progress, Global Education Fund, and aid to developing countries.
"..and I have found his approach to be refreshing," he said.
He said that 20th century was the century of hard power marked by two World Wars, plus several other major and minor wars.
"The 21st century will be the century of soft power. It will be shaped not by wars, but by globalization, diplomacy, cultures, exchanges, connections, outreach, technology, integration," he said.
Yudhoyono recalled President-elect Barack Obama, in a speech before the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, insisted that 'the American moment has not passed', and called for today's generation to 'seize that moment'.
"I am utterly convinced that such 'American moment' will depend on how much soft power America is able to effectively spread throughout all corners of the world. This would be the best transformation that American can make as a 21st century superpower," he stated.
As could be concluded from the recent US presidential election campaigns, Iraq and Afghanistan were two issues that would be of immediate priority to the US administration, President Yudhoyono said when speaking before 200 members of the US-Indonesia Society (USINDO) here on Friday.
"But I also would like to make an appeal that the present and next US administration push -- and push hard -- for the speedy realization of an independent Palestine state," the Indonesian head of state said.
Yudhyono on the occasion commended President George Bush for his important policy shift, advocating a two-state solution where Palestine and Israel can live side by side peacefully.
"That is also the position of Indonesia," he said.
However, despite the Annapolis Conference's recommendation for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in 2008, the President regretted that there was still no sign that it would happen in the remaining time in 2008.
"I therefore sincerely hope that the next US administration would pick up where President Bush left off, and make it a priority issue," he said.
The realization of the much awaited two-state solution would considerably reduce strategic and political tension in the Middle-East and also significantly enhance America's image in the Muslim world, he said.
"And it will be good for the 21st century world order," he added.
According to Yudhoyono, President-elect Barack Obama is well equipped to deal with all this. He has a strong electorate mandate.
The life, personal experience and heritage of President-elect Barack Obama is such that he commands an appeal that on the international stage can cut across cultures, race and religion.
President-elect Obama can therefore capitalize on the high degree of expectation and goodwill that he is receiving from the international community.
"I am confident that the next US administration will be able to meet these global challenges with imagination, with resolve, and with great effect," the president said.
He also said that he had noted the US President-elect's positions on several international issues such as on UN reform, MDGs, climate progress, Global Education Fund, and aid to developing countries.
"..and I have found his approach to be refreshing," he said.
He said that 20th century was the century of hard power marked by two World Wars, plus several other major and minor wars.
"The 21st century will be the century of soft power. It will be shaped not by wars, but by globalization, diplomacy, cultures, exchanges, connections, outreach, technology, integration," he said.
Yudhoyono recalled President-elect Barack Obama, in a speech before the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, insisted that 'the American moment has not passed', and called for today's generation to 'seize that moment'.
"I am utterly convinced that such 'American moment' will depend on how much soft power America is able to effectively spread throughout all corners of the world. This would be the best transformation that American can make as a 21st century superpower," he stated.
