"We have adopted a comprehensive approach, and the Rohingya case should be viewed holistically, and not just from one perspective," Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister A.M. Fachir said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian government is adopting a comprehensive approach towards the Myanmar government in order to address the humanitarian crisis being endured by the minority Rohingya ethnic community.
"We have adopted a comprehensive approach, and the Rohingya case should be viewed holistically, and not just from one perspective," Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister A.M. Fachir said here on Thursday.
According to him, the Rohingya communitys problems were related to human rights, and therefore, the approach adopted in solving the problem cannot be separated from humanitarian principles.
He stated that some changes have been made and some progress has happened regarding the determination of citizenship for the Rohingya community in Myanmar.
Earlier on Monday, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Faction of the House of Representatives (DPR) called on the Foreign Ministry to proactively undertake humanitarian diplomacy over the Rohingya cause because violence against the minority in Myanmars Rakhine province has drawn public attention.
"It has attracted the attention of the world as well as the attention of the Indonesian public. The PKS hopes that the foreign ministry would respond to the concerns of the Indonesian public and take active humanitarian diplomatic steps and come up with solutions," PKS Faction chairman Jazuli Juwaini stressed here on Monday.
He told the media that reports on violence and torture against ethnic Rohingya have gone viral on the social media and raised concerns. These have even created sympathy among the people of Indonesia.
According to him, the Indonesian government, in this case the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, should swiftly react by actively pursuing humanitarian diplomatic means and solutions.
"This response is not only a form of concern over humanitarian and universal human rights but also a constitutional mandate that requires participation in the establishment of a world order based on lasting peace in the framework of liberating the worlds population from occupation and oppression," he explained.
Jazuli, also a member of Commission I on foreign affairs of the DPR, stressed that Indonesia could become a model for the world, particularly Myanmar, on how to build a harmonious relationship between the majority and minority communities.
Jazuli explained that in Indonesia, minorities do not face any problem as there is peaceful coexistence, mutual respect and an appreciation of diversity.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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