Jakarta Planning to Build Sister City Relationship with Jerusalem
Posted by Amtul Q Farhat
The Jakarta Globe:
In a symbolic gesture of camaraderie, the Jakarta administration announced on Thursday that it plans to form a sister city partnership with Jerusalem in the near future.
Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo said that his government will solidify the partnership plan in various areas, though it will mainly focus on staff exchange between Jakarta and Jerusalem.
“I met with the Palestinian Ambassador, [since] we have a partnership with Palestine. We want to speak more concretely about what will be implemented soon,” Joko said at City Hall on Thursday.
At the meeting, the Jakarta administration and its Palestinian counterpart agreed to increase capacity building and implement an exchange program in order for the two to learn from each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
Posted by Amtul Q Farhat
on January 4, 2013. Filed under Asia,Indonesia.
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
January 4, 2013 at 7:38 pm
That is going to be complicated. Anyway, an interesting step. I trust that the Indonesian Government will coordinate this move with the Jordan Government, who has some responsibility over Muslim Holy Sites in Jerusalem.
alatif
January 4, 2013 at 9:34 pm
Those who promote peace and love we should support this affort .
Jews, Christian and muslim are brotherhood in Islam,
No dixcrimination on the basis of religion and race,
Justice for all is islamic teaching QS, 5:8.
May Allah make this effort successful
With love