These coming weeks will be an important time for the people of Nanggroe Aceh Darusalam. On December 9, negotiations are scheduled to begin in Geneva, Switzerland between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).

However, this is not the first effort at peace. During President Abdurrahman Wahid's time, similar negotiations were held. So it still remains to be seen whether this time, the years-long Aceh problem can be comp