JAKARTA - Indonesia`s foreign minister says a military force from Muslim countries should be deployed in Iraq ahead of the U.S. withdrawal to help resolve the conflict in the war-torn country. In an interview with the English-language The Jakarta Post, Hassan Wirajuda said moderate Islamic countries should participate in the 'intervening force', which would not be seen as an extension of the U.S.-led coalition or Iraqi security forces.
'This force would not be perceived as enemies by the Iraqis because we`re going in there as brothers who are there to help,' he said. Hassan made the suggestion as part of the larger Indonesian proposal for a political framework to solve the Iraq problem, which first became public during the U.S. President George W. Bush`s visit to Bogor last month.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, at a joint press conference with Bush, called it the 'triple track' plan. The other two 'tracks' are a national reconciliation forum leading to an international conference, and massive economic rehabilitation and reconstruction.
'We`re friends to the Iraqis, and we`re a friend of the United States too, and of all the parties directly involved in the conflict,' he said. 'There has to be something that we can contribute.'
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JAKARTA - Indonesia`s foreign minister says a military force from Muslim countries should be deployed in Iraq ahead of the U.S. withdrawal to help resolve the conflict in the war-torn country. In an interview with the English-language The Jakarta Post, Hassan Wirajuda said moderate Islamic countries should participate in the 'intervening force', which would not be seen as an extension of the U.S.-led coalition or Iraqi security forces.
