Indonesia confirms will reject an essential part of the asylum seeker policy elected Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will be the first blow for the new coalition government.Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natelegawa revealed a joint meeting with House of Representatives Commission 1 who heads the foreign affairs policy of Tony Abbott calls related to human trafficking is a problem that must be Indonesian governance.
Natelegawa to assert Indonesian Parliament will reject the policy of Abbott plans to buy a boat from the Indonesian nnelayan. "Obviously we would reject if they say a way to prevent the boat (asylum seekers) who departed from Indonesia to Australia is to buy a fishing boat," he said.
During the meeting, Natalegawa said the Indonesian government refused t Australian involvement in early detection methods or violate the sovereignty of Indonesia "Hopefully in the next few days as we begin to communicate, we can find the right policy," he said.
During the campaign a few weeks ago, the Coalition has promised to buy a fishing boat in the southern coastal villages that became part of the regional policy plan to fight human trafficking. Abbot and even plans to spend up to AUS $ 420 million to support its policies, including pay Indonesian people who provide information about asylum seekers and buy a boat that will be hired asylum seekers.
The policy was called the plan reckless and crazy by former Immigration Minister Tony Burke and criticized by observers of international relations from the University of Indonesia, Hikmahanto Juwana.
To Radio Australia, Heilbron even argue that the policy will lead to bad relations between Indonesia and Australia. He also said the policy was only to teach residents in the southern coast of Indonesia's spy asylum seekers.
Meanwhile, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Tony Abbott has done the talk over the phone for the first time on Tuesday ( 10/9 ) since the Coalition claimed victory.
The two leaders will meet at the APEC Summit in Bali early next month, but is expected Abbott to visit Jakarta in advance to discuss regional issues and strengthen bilateral relations.
(www.radioaustralia.net.au)
