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Southeast Asia |
Aceh rebel commanders says Indonesia not serious about peace talks |
2005-01-26 |
![]() In an interview Monday, Djeunieb also said five of his guerrillas had recently been killed in a government ambush, despite the military's pledge to focus on relief efforts rather than fighting after the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami which killed about 170,000 people in the Aceh region of Sumatra island. Djeunieb expressed support for the thousands of foreign aid workers in the province and mocked the Indonesian military's relief efforts. He was speaking after a Finnish NGO on Sunday said talks aimed at bringing together the two sides would be held in Finland at the end of the week. Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja later confirmed the meeting was to go ahead. |
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