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Sulawesi factions reach agreement
2002-02-12
  • Christian and Muslim leaders from Indonesia's Maluku islands signed an agreement to end three years of sectarian bloodshed which began with a minor neighbourhood quarrel and ended up claiming some 5,000 lives. Representatives of both camps vowed "to halt all form of conflicts and disputes" under the 11-point agreement. It was signed on neutral ground at Malino in South Sulawesi at the end of two days of peace talks.

    The agreement says the team should also investigate the Front for the Sovereignty of Maluku and the South Maluku Republic movement, Laskar Jihad and the Christians' Laskar Kristus. All armed groups should surrender their weapons or be disarmed. "For those outside parties that are sowing unrest in Maluku, they are obligated to leave Maluku," the agreement says.

    Laskar Jihad spokesman Ayip Syarifuddin said his group was not invited by the Maluku governor to join the Malino talks, even though it was involved in preliminary talks in Ambon.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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