"In accordance with our Constitution, Indonesia must continue playing its role for achieving global peace, particularly in Muslim countries engulfed in crises and conflicts till this day, as what our brothers in Afghanistan are currently suffering," he remarked while addressing an international seminar on international cooperation for promoting Islam as a blessing for the world from his official residence in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Indonesia had earlier organized the Trilateral Ulema Conference on Afghanistan, as a conflict resolution effort, by inviting Islamic scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Indonesia, the Vice President noted.
The conference, which also invited representatives from the Taliban group, was organized to host a dialogue for peace in Afghanistan, he added.
"Indonesia had initiated the Ulema conference by inviting representatives from the Afghan government and the Taliban group, then Indonesian and Pakistani ulemas," Amin said.
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A consensus, crystallized in the 2018 Bogor Declaration, was reached at the conference as the first step in the Afghan peace process, and the declaration has served as a reference for the International Ulema Conference and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, he added.
The Indonesian government also organized a meeting in December 2021 to plan humanitarian relief distribution in Afghanistan, Amin said.
"In December 2021, the Indonesian government initiated a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, to conceive a humanitarian relief distribution plan for Afghanistan, which is currently plagued by famine and social issues," the Vice President added.
Indonesia's persistent commitment to global peace was again demonstrated in early 2022 when the government sent additional humanitarian relief for Afghanistan to alleviate the worsening humanitarian crisis in the country, he said.
"The Indonesian government and the people express their sincere hope that the assistance will alleviate the burden of 23 million residents currently being threatened by famine and 3 million children living under the threat of malnutrition in Afghanistan," Amin added.
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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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