Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08JAKARTA1590
2008-08-21 09:16:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
TFGG01 GEORGIA: CONTINUING TO ENGAGE INDONESIA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 001590
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR TFGG01, EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EUR, EUR/RUS,
EUR/CARC, IO, IO/UNP
NSC FOR E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC ID GG RS
SUBJECT: TFGG01 GEORGIA: CONTINUING TO ENGAGE INDONESIA
REF: A. STATE 89769
B. JAKARTA 1532
Classified By: Pol/C Joseph L. Novak, reasons 1.4(b+d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 001590
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR TFGG01, EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EUR, EUR/RUS,
EUR/CARC, IO, IO/UNP
NSC FOR E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC ID GG RS
SUBJECT: TFGG01 GEORGIA: CONTINUING TO ENGAGE INDONESIA
REF: A. STATE 89769
B. JAKARTA 1532
Classified By: Pol/C Joseph L. Novak, reasons 1.4(b+d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Underscoring key points from Ref A, Mission
continues to engage Indonesian officials on the situation in
Georgia. Officials agree the situation is serious and have
voiced support for a peaceful solution and Georgia's
sovereignty. That said, Indonesia does not seem inclined to
want to get in the forefront of international efforts on this
matter. Mission will continue to seek opportunities to press
USG views on this issue, privately and publicly. END SUMMARY.
2. (C) PRESSING GEORGIA: Mission continues to press USG
views on the situation in Georgia in outreach to a broad
spectrum of Indonesian interlocutors. In an August 21
meeting, Pol/C delivered ref A points to Bunyan Saptomo,
Director for North American Affairs at the Department of
Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Pol/C also conveyed USG views to
Theo Sambuaga, Chairman of the foreign affairs committee in
the House of Representatives (DPR),and to Tri Sukma (Nanu)
Djandam, a foreign affairs assistant in the President's
Office, also on August 21.
3. (C) In all our interactions, Mission officers--per Ref
A--underscored the importance of international support for
Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We also
urged Indonesia to call for the withdrawal of Russian forces
from Georgian territory, consistent with the cease-fire
President Medvedev signed. We also reiterated the importance
of international efforts to protect and assist the people of
Georgia, who have borne the brunt of the Russian assault.
4. (C) GOI RESPONSE: DEPLU official Saptomo agreed that the
situation was serious and that the international community
had an obligation to support Georgia's sovereignty and
territorial integrity. (Note: This point has particular
salience with Indonesia, a country that has periodically
suffered from separatist movements in some of its regions.)
He said the GOI would consider USG views carefully and looked
forward to working with us at the UN to support a peaceful
resolution of the situation.
5. (C) Over all, based on our soundings, Indonesia--while it
wants to seem helpful--does not appear inclined to want to
get in the forefront of international efforts on this matter.
6. (SBU) MEDIA OUTREACH: The Indonesian media has covered
events in Georgia since they started, with over 50 news
articles in major national dailies, as well as a smattering
of editorial pieces and television reports. Mission has
placed IIP-produced stories on U.S. humanitarian aid efforts
in several newspapers. We continue to seek opportunities to
engage key Indonesian media outlets on this issue.
HUME
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR TFGG01, EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EUR, EUR/RUS,
EUR/CARC, IO, IO/UNP
NSC FOR E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC ID GG RS
SUBJECT: TFGG01 GEORGIA: CONTINUING TO ENGAGE INDONESIA
REF: A. STATE 89769
B. JAKARTA 1532
Classified By: Pol/C Joseph L. Novak, reasons 1.4(b+d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Underscoring key points from Ref A, Mission
continues to engage Indonesian officials on the situation in
Georgia. Officials agree the situation is serious and have
voiced support for a peaceful solution and Georgia's
sovereignty. That said, Indonesia does not seem inclined to
want to get in the forefront of international efforts on this
matter. Mission will continue to seek opportunities to press
USG views on this issue, privately and publicly. END SUMMARY.
2. (C) PRESSING GEORGIA: Mission continues to press USG
views on the situation in Georgia in outreach to a broad
spectrum of Indonesian interlocutors. In an August 21
meeting, Pol/C delivered ref A points to Bunyan Saptomo,
Director for North American Affairs at the Department of
Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Pol/C also conveyed USG views to
Theo Sambuaga, Chairman of the foreign affairs committee in
the House of Representatives (DPR),and to Tri Sukma (Nanu)
Djandam, a foreign affairs assistant in the President's
Office, also on August 21.
3. (C) In all our interactions, Mission officers--per Ref
A--underscored the importance of international support for
Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We also
urged Indonesia to call for the withdrawal of Russian forces
from Georgian territory, consistent with the cease-fire
President Medvedev signed. We also reiterated the importance
of international efforts to protect and assist the people of
Georgia, who have borne the brunt of the Russian assault.
4. (C) GOI RESPONSE: DEPLU official Saptomo agreed that the
situation was serious and that the international community
had an obligation to support Georgia's sovereignty and
territorial integrity. (Note: This point has particular
salience with Indonesia, a country that has periodically
suffered from separatist movements in some of its regions.)
He said the GOI would consider USG views carefully and looked
forward to working with us at the UN to support a peaceful
resolution of the situation.
5. (C) Over all, based on our soundings, Indonesia--while it
wants to seem helpful--does not appear inclined to want to
get in the forefront of international efforts on this matter.
6. (SBU) MEDIA OUTREACH: The Indonesian media has covered
events in Georgia since they started, with over 50 news
articles in major national dailies, as well as a smattering
of editorial pieces and television reports. Mission has
placed IIP-produced stories on U.S. humanitarian aid efforts
in several newspapers. We continue to seek opportunities to
engage key Indonesian media outlets on this issue.
HUME