Indonesia and Syria on Monday asked that United Nations to issue a tougher resolution to force Israel end violence in Gaza should the recent resolution could not be well implemented, leaders of the countries said here.
The statement was made after a meeting of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Naji Otri who is also head of the Arabic League at the State Palace here.
President Susilo said that Indonesia was disappointed with the ignorance of Israel on the recent U.N. resolution to end its strikes in Gaza that have killed over 800 Palestinian.
Prime Minister Otri said that his country fully supported the Indonesian proposal, and called Arabic countries to be united to face Israel as well as asked Israel to pullout troops up to the borders from territories its has occupied since 1967 and returned the areas to the Palestinians.
Indonesia, which has no diplomatic relation with Israel, have long supported the struggle of the Palestinian to establish an independent state. Logistic and drug and diplomatic aids have been given by the world's biggest Muslim country to the Palestinian.
"I am disappointed that the (U.N.) resolution of 18/60, and the humanity tragedy still occur in Gaza, Palestine," he told a joint press conference here.
President Susilo said that he delivered the opinion and view of Indonesia to the Suriah prime minister during the meeting.
"To the majesty, I delivered the opinion and view of Indonesia. If the recent resolution can not be implemented well, it is needed a stronger resolution from the U.N. Security Council that can legally bind and really stop the Israeli offensive action in Gaza, and continued with a cease fire," said Susilo.
President Susilo stressed that should this resolution could not end the crisis, it is needed an emergency special pattern from the General Assembly (of U.N.) that work in parallel with what are done by the Security Council now.
"The aim is to totally end crisis in Gaza now," he said
"We are fully supported President Susilo suggestion," said Prime Minister Otri.
"Peace means to return areas stolen to their owners and withdraw troop from areas it occupied since 1967," he stressed.
But, Otri was pessimistic that Israel would obey on the new resolution as the country always reject the U.N. policies in the past.
Israeli troop continues air strikes in Gaza, despite the U.N. has issued a resolution of 18/60, that so far have also injured more than one thousands Palestinian.
Earlier Indonesia has joined the world a condemnation on the deadly attacks.
Protest nationwide against the Israeli attacks still continues in Indonesia since last Sunday.
Source: Xinhua
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