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Indonesia to Build Hospital in Gaza

   VOA News 29 May 2010
   Indonesian  President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, and Palestinian
   President  Mahmoud Abbas embrace after a press conference following to
   their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, 29 May 2010

Photo: AP

   Indonesian  President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, and Palestinian
   President  Mahmoud Abbas embrace after a press conference following to
   their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, 29 May 2010

   Indonesian  President  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says his country plans
   to build a hospital for Palestinians in Gaza Strip.
   Mr.  Yudhoyono made the pledge during a meeting Saturday with visiting
   Palestinian   President   Mahmoud  Abbas.   He  said  Indonesia  will
   contribute more than $2 million to fund the project.
   Speaking  to  reporters  in  Jakarta  after  the meeting, he also said
   Indonesia is ready to play a role in the Middle East peace process. Â
   Mr.  Abbas  said  he  had  asked President Yudhoyono to support of his
   efforts to end Israel's siege of Gaza.
   Israel  has blockaded the Palestinian territory for three years, after
   the militant group Hamas seized power from the moderate government.
   Indonesia  is  the  world's  most  populous Muslim nation. It has long
   supported the Palestinian cause and does not have diplomatic relations
   with Israel.
   President Abbas is on an Asian tour that will also take him to Vietnam
   and Malaysia.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP.

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