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Indonesia, home to the world's biggest Muslim population, supports a two-state solution in the Middle East and is ready to deploy tens of thousands of peacekeepers. DW spoke with Indonesia's Vice Foreign Minister Arif Havas Oegroseno about how his country hopes to help the peace process in Gaza.
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00:00Our policy on Palestine issue as well as many other issues is actually coming from our constitution.
00:08The first preamble, the first sentence actually said that independence is the ineligible right of all countries.
00:18So independence issue, colonialism issue is actually what really part of our thinking.
00:26So we support these two-state solutions, which also means that Palestinians have the right to be free, to be feared.
00:35Where do you see the role that Indonesia can play in securing peace after the ceasefire has now been agreed?
00:42As everybody sees that we have been invited to a peace talk, actually it's a peacemaking stage.
00:54And we see a lot of countries to be part of that peacemaking.
01:00So Indonesia is there, so it means our contribution is there, is real.
01:05And we can even go further to provide peacekeepers.
01:10The president has talked about 20,000 peacekeepers?
01:13Yeah.
01:14Is that a concrete plan?
01:15Yeah, if it's required, you know, we are ready.
01:20We have to look at the track record, the history.
01:25Indonesia has sent peacekeepers since 1952.
01:29It shows that we have a real commitment.
01:32Now, since 1952 until today, we have sent somewhere around 60,000 peacekeepers around the world.
01:42And now we are one of the top 10 providers of peacekeepers around the world.
01:48So we have the numbers, we have the tools, and it just depends on what are the political decisions at the regional level, at the global level.
01:59Then if they decided, alright, countries need to bring peacekeepers, then, you know, we are ready to bring.
02:07The president also floated the idea of relocating refugees, Palestinians that could come to Indonesia on an island.
02:16Is that realistic?
02:17No, that's a discussion, I think, in the past.
02:19It should be part of the general discussions.
02:21Indonesia, of course, respect the right of return of all Palestinians.
02:27So I think any movement of Palestinian people should be based on the agreement or based on international law.
02:37Now, some observers have said Indonesia has shifted a bit more towards the United States.
02:41We've seen the president talking to President Trump on a summit in Egypt on very friendly terms, but also on the Palestinian question.
02:49On the other hand, you have just announced that you want to buy fighter jets from China.
02:54Where does Indonesia stand at the moment in the Chinese-US rivalry?
02:59U.S. and China separately, they have signed a treaty of amity and cooperation with ASEAN.
03:06So there is legal obligations by the U.S. and by China towards Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, to remain peaceful to us.
03:18So I think that is the key issue.
03:20We hope that the U.S. and China keep the general communications, keep talking among themselves.
03:29They need to manage their competitions so that they will not going to be escalated into something that is much more untenable in the future.
03:43So I hope that the U.S. and China has expanded into this world.
03:44So, I hope to keep the general communications, I hope to see you on the next day.
03:48So back to this one, I hope to see you in the next week.
03:50So I hope to see you tomorrow.
03:52I hope you are the person who will not participate and enter in the future.
03:55I hope you are the person who will not participate in this way.
03:57So we're really encouraging you to see you at the same time in the future.
03:59So you will be the person who is willing to stay in the future.
04:00I hope you will not participate in this year.
04:01So we'll be the person who will be the person Ichetis and I should have that one or two more speak for you.
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