RI to Rumsfeld: Let nations decide how to fight terrorism
JAKARTA (AP): Indonesia warned U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Tuesday that Washington risked triggering a backlash if it tried to force its approach to fighting terrorism on the rest of the world.
Rumsfeld, wrapping up a three nation tour of the region, held talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono and other senior government officials.
Topics discussed included improved ties between the two nations' militaries, security in the Malacca Strait and ways to boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
Juwono said he told Rumsfeld that, "as the largest Muslim country, we are very aware of the perception ... that the United states is overbearing," and advised against trying to force itstough anti-terror approach on other nations.
"It's best that you leave the main responsibility of anti-terrorist measures to the local government in question and not to be overly insistent about immediate results arriving from your perception of terrorists," he said at a joint news conference.
Rumsfeld, wrapping up a three nation tour of the region, held talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono and other senior government officials.
Topics discussed included improved ties between the two nations' militaries, security in the Malacca Strait and ways to boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
Juwono said he told Rumsfeld that, "as the largest Muslim country, we are very aware of the perception ... that the United states is overbearing," and advised against trying to force itstough anti-terror approach on other nations.
"It's best that you leave the main responsibility of anti-terrorist measures to the local government in question and not to be overly insistent about immediate results arriving from your perception of terrorists," he said at a joint news conference.
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