Martti satisfied with developments in Aceh

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Tue, 04/24/2007 3:18 PM

JAKARTA: Former Finnish president and co-initiator of the August 2005 Aceh Peace Agreement Martti Ahtisaari said Monday that he was satisfied with the current peaceful situation in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

""He (Martti) said it was uncommon to see the implementation of a peace agreement run smoother than the road to the agreement itself. He also expects that the political process in Aceh will progress smoothly as well,"" Presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal told the media after accompanying the former Finnish president to meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the presidential office, as quoted by the detik.com news portal.

Dino said President Yudhoyono briefed Martti on all progress made in the province, including a former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) official becoming the province's governor in the first direct election last year.-- JP

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