The Indonesian and Dutch governments have agreed to work towards achieving a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where more than 900 Palestinians were killed during three weeks of Israeli military aggression.
"At a meeting between Indonesia and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Dutch urged both States to the declaration of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip", Retno Marsudi LP, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Director General of the United States in European affairs, said here Wednesday.
The two countries will continue to make the United Nations to work towards achieving a ceasefire in the war-torn region, she said.
As a number of countries in the world, the Dutch government also expressed its concern over Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip which has caused a humanitarian crisis, she said.
Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen Dutch Marce Jacques is visiting Indonesia from 13 to 17 January 2009, to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations.
The Israeli military aggression in the Gaza Strip killed more than 900 Palestinians, including women and children, and wounded over 4,000 others.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to help stop the war in the Gaza Strip. (*)
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