THE Road(s) to Helsinki
A dialog with GAM has been held in Helsinki, Finland. The government has sought manay ways to open talks—including the promise of concessions of oil palm plantations and aircraft.
Tempo
January 25, 2005
THE two delegations met when the thermometer fell to 12 degrees below zero. Swathed in Helsinki's fog, their meeting proceeded in absolute secrecy. No one was willing to disclose the meeting—neither the delegation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), nor the government of the Republic of Indonesia.
The Indonesian team of 10 included three top officials as negotiators: Minister of Justice & Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin, Minister for Infor
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