Indonesia has agreed to allocate Rp 20 billion (US$2.15 million) for construction of a hospital in Gaza while maintaining its support for an independent state of Palestine.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told a joint press conference with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday that Indonesia was ready to extend humanitarian assistance to people of Palestine.
“We will build a hospital worth Rp 20 billion in Gaza with a hope it will add to health facilities there,” Yudhoyono said after 30 minutes of bilateral meeting with Abbas at the Presidential Palace.
Indonesia, Yudhoyono added, also offered to continue its assistance in the form of capacity building to Palestine when it gains its full-fledged independence.
Yudhoyono underlined Indonesia’s commitment to playing its part in the peace process as requested by Palestinian leaders. A new peace process that involves Middle East countries will be the most acceptable negotiation to realize an independent Palestine state and to permanently bring peace back to the region.
In his statement, Abbas wished he could say a prayer with Yudhoyono in Al Aqsa Mosque when an independent Palestine state took shape.
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