Indonesia willing to send peacekeepers to Iraq

[ECH1969]

Indonesia's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country would be willing to send peacekeepers to Iraq and could encourage other Muslim countries to do the same.

Indonesia, which has more Muslims than any other country, has previously rejected the possibility of sending troops to Iraq. The previous discussions centered on an international peacekeeping force separate from the US-led occupation.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told US President George W. Bush, who visited Indonesia this week, that any long-term solution to the turmoil in Iraq should include more countries than are currently involved.

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[dubykc]

1. Doesn't there need to be some...

semblance of peace to keep first?