Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) – Ar-Raniry Islamic State University’s Professor Yusni Sabi has advised the Aceh Provincial Government to maximize the realization of the terms of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of 2005.
The MoU was signed to end the conflict between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), he said.
“We should maximize what we have achieved, and we should perfect what we are yet to achieve since the agreement established peace in Aceh,” Professor Sabi stated in Banda Aceh on Saturday.
He reminded all parties to be grateful for the unbroken peace in Aceh over the past 16 years since the signing of the agreement in Helsinki, Finland on August 15, 2005, officially ended the turbulent 30-year Aceh conflict.
“We need to remember that 30 years of conflict were painful and destructive for Aceh. Goals of our struggle have been secured by the terms of the peace agreement signed on August 15, 2005,” he remarked.
Professor Sabi said he was grateful to the central government for fulfilling the agreement terms by establishing Law No. 11 of 2006 on Aceh Governance (UUPA), ensuring broad autonomy for the province.
The Aceh government should observe the UUPA enforcement on all executive, legislative, and judiciary activities in provincial, district-, and city-level governments and ensure unity among Aceh officials, he added.
“The main point of peace in Aceh is to achieve prosperity for our people, and our leaders should assure this. We have no reason for more conflict at this time,” Sabi remarked.
He called Aceh leaders to unite and realize the peace terms set by the Helsinki MoU and the Aceh Governance Law to achieve Acehnese prosperity and well-being.
“The government should set their main goal to prioritize prosperity, livelihood, and well-being for the Aceh people,” he added.
Source: Antara News