AUSTRALIA EXTENDS IT’S ASSISTANCE IN DISASTER MITIGATION

A leading British academic has called for greater assimilation between the EU and Islam, citing Indonesia as a key example of a peaceful coexistence between Muslims and a democratic government.

   The European Union has initiated a dialogue with Indonesia to increase its awareness of Islams contribution to resolving major global challenges, such as climate change, human rights and the promotion of democracy.

  An Indonesian delegation participated in an international conference on Afghanistan in Kabul last July 20 at the invitation of the Afghan government.

The Indonesian delegation will be led by Indonesian   Ambassador to Afghanistan Erman Hidayat and comprise relevant officials at the Foreign Ministry, the ministry said in a statement.  

   The Afghan government has extended 81 invitations to foreign ministers, the UN secretary general, the  Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) secretary general, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) secretary general, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) secretary     general, the World Bank president, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) president and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) president to attend the meeting.

   The conference will be co-chaired by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

  The meeting is aimed at discussing cooperation between the Afghan government and the world community in the field of security, development, regional cooperation and assistance to reconcile conflicting camps in the war-torn country.

   The conference is a follow up to a conference held in   London in January 2010. Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa attended the London conference.

Indonesia has extended a series of assistance to Afghanistan within the framework of capacity building through training programs as part of cooperation programs among developing countries and other technical training programs.

   In the 2010-2011 period, Indonesia will cooperate with Japan in providing Afghan officials with a number of  trainings in Indonesia.

   Indonesia is also studying the possibility of providing special assistance to Afghanistan in the field of capacity  building.

Dirgahayu Ke-65  Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia 

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