Indonesia donates 1 mln USD to sectarian conflict victims in Myanmar
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E-mail Xinhua, January 9, 2013
Indonesian government has donated 1 million U.S. dollars as humanitarian assistance for sectarian conflict victims in Myanmar's Rakhine state, local media reported Wednesday.
Indonesia has been determined to contribute in creating mutual trust between the communities that involved in sectarian conflict, said Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa. "We also determined to help promote economic growth in the region," Marty was quoted by Antara news agency as saying. The donation mostly aims to meet basic needs in the conflict area such as housing, foods, medicine and education.
An Indonesian delegation led by Marty visited Rakhine on Jan. 7- 8 to meet with Rohingya and Rakhine ethnic communities in several refugee camps. He was accompanied by Myanmar's Border Affairs Minister, Lt. General Thein Htay, and Rakhine Chief Minister Hla Maung Tin.
The conflict between Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists flared up in 2012 in which around 200 people were killed and at least 110,000 displaced in Rakhine state. A vast majority of the victims were Muslims. "I will observe the situation in Rakhine directly. I will observe the condition of not only the Rohingya Muslims but also other ethnic groups in the province. I will try to see what is really happening there and find out what the real problem is," Marty said last week.
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