By ANTARA News,
Jakarta : International Crisis Group (ICG) President Gareth Evans opined that Indonesia could play a positive role in efforts to solve the Gaza crisis following Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip in Palestinian area since December 27, 2008.
The Australian former foreign minister made the statement in a seminar on “The Middle East and the World: The State of International Security 2009” here on Monday.
Commenting on Indonesian role, Evans said the country would probably provide peace-keeping force, although it was not easy to be accepted.
“I haven`t heard a speculation about it but I think Indonesia can play its positive role in Gaza,” Evans said.
He added that Indonesia had played its active diplomatic role to end Gaza crisis through a dialog between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, and an active diplomacy with the UN Security Council and other international organizations.
Evans said that a call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza was necessary because the situation there should not be even worse.
He asserted that to support a cease-fire in Gaza, the factions in Palestine should be united, although it was not easy.
Evans added that the international community should realize that the cease-fire has to be supported by both Fatah and Hamas groups.