Marty: Anti-Islam anger won't hurt ties
Associated Press, Washington | Sat, 09/18/2010 8:17 AM
Indonesia's foreign minister says recent anti-Islamic anger among some Americans will not hurt deepening ties between his nation and the United States.
Marty Natalegawa said Friday that such anger against Muslims does not represent the views of the US administration or most Americans.
The United States is trying to forge closer ties with Indonesia, a secular country that has more Muslims than any other in the world.
Marty says Indonesia's president was in close contact with President Barack Obama about an American man's aborted plan to burn copies of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Marty says the United States has eloquently denounced attacks on Islam.
The Indonesian foreign minister is visiting the US for talks on comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
