US embassy cable - 04THEHAGUE2250

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 002250 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR EUR AND EAP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, ID, NL 
SUBJECT: FM BOT VISIT TO INDONESIA AUGUST 25-27 
 
 
1. (SBU) During an August 25-27 visit to Indonesia, Dutch FM 
Bot met with Indonesian FM Nur Hassan Wirayuda, as well as 
with President Megawati and Presidential Candidate Susilo 
Yudhoyono.  Bot discussed both bilateral issues and, in his 
EU Presidency capacity, the EU-Indonesian relationship. 
Poloff received the following readout of the subjects 
discussed from Dutch MFA Indonesia deskoff Max Valstar on 
September 2.  Valstar noted that the formal public readout 
will be presented to parliament in an open letter early in 
the week of September 6. 
 
Papua 
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2. (U) Drawing from the EU position on this subject, Bot 
called on the GOI to implement the special autonomy law for 
Papua. 
 
Aceh 
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3. (SBU) Wirayuda said that the situation in Aceh is 
"improving".  Bot called on Wirayuda to ensure that EU 
diplomats, who have not yet been allowed access, are allowed 
to visit Aceh. 
 
Death Penalty 
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4. (U) Drawing from the EU position on this subject, Bot 
expressed concern about the recent break in the death penalty 
moratorium that had been informally imposed since 1994. 
 
East Timor Tribunal 
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5. (SBU) Bot expressed concern about the East Timor 
Tribunal's lack of results, and supported follow-up by the UN. 
 
Bilateral Relations 
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6. (U) The two governments renewed an MOU "for intensifying 
bilateral cooperation on many fronts." 
 
EU Relations 
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7. (U) Bot looks to "intensify the EU-Indonesia relationship" 
including by an EU Troika visit in late October (date is 
still under discussion), which will include a meeting with 
the newly-installed cabinet and will provide assurances of 
continuing interest in and the importance the EU attaches to 
Indonesia. 
 
Counterterrorism 
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8. (SBU) The Netherlands will give 5 million euros to the 
Jakarta Center for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC), but 
there has not yet been a decision about which precise 
project(s) the money will fund. 
 
9. (SBU) The two ministers discussed ways to support moderate 
Islam, and thereby counter radical fundamentalism. 
 
ASEM 
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10. (SBU) Bot and Wirayuda discussed the decision "not yet 
formalized" about Burmese participation in the October 8 
Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).  Both Bot and Wirayuda expressed 
disappointment with Burma's lack of progress domestically. 
 
SOBEL