Indonesia also calls for a political process in Syria following the failure of the United Nations to issue a resolution on Syria, the foreign ministry said in a press statement here on Saturday.
Marty expressed his view when meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in New York on Friday, Feb 10.
"Indonesia has so far emphasized the need to end the violence and to conduct a political process to respect the Syrian people`s aspirations," the minister said, reiterating President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s recent statement on Syria.
The Indonesian and Turkish foreign affairs ministers stressed the significance of the roles to be played by both nations, as democratic and Muslim-majority states, in responding to the developments in Syria.
They also talked about the possibility of organizing an international conference on Syria.
The most important things is that harm to civilian victims must be avoided, and a political process to find a peaceful solution must be promoted, the press statement said.
Marty also expressed his views on Syria in a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at UN Headquarters in New York on February 6, 2012.
Meanwhile, a crowd of about 700 people staged a rally outside the Foreign Affairs Ministry here Friday to demand that Indonesia plays a prominent role in finding a solution to the conflict in Syria, as part of its active and independent policy.
"Indonesia is a big country which in the past was able to set up the non-aligned movement and, therefore, it should not remain silent while the Syrian government is killing its own people," Nova Abuzar, the rally`s coordinator, said.
The demonstration was held after Friday prayers by four student and civil society organizations, including the Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front, the Campus Propagation Institute of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi, the Muslim Community Unity Association and the Islamic Youth Network.
(ANT)
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