Indonesian president calls for unprecedented relief efforts
6/1/2005 14:46
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for unprecedented
relief efforts for the earthquake and tsunami hit countries in Jakarta Thursday
at the Special ASEAN Leaders' Meeting on Aftermath of Earthquake and
Tsunami.
"Our response to this unprecedented catastrophe must be equally
unprecedented," said the Indonesian president in an opening speech in the
capacity of chairman of the meeting.
The disaster "proves once again that
humanity is frail and vulnerable to the forces of our natural environment and it
proves that no nation can survive alone," he said.
He called for more help to
children in the affected countries whose lives were heavily affected in the
disaster.
The president also urged for the creation of a tsunami warning
system for the Indian Ocean.
The meeting, a clear expression of global
solidarity with the victims of the natural catastrophe, is expected to reach a
global commitment to assist in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the
affected countries.
Xinhua
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