(15 Aug 2005)
1. Sunrise in Banda Aceh
2. Mid Port of Banda Aceh
3. Various of fishermen
4. SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesia) voxpop, Fisherman:
"This agreement is very good because if you remember there's a lot of people that have been killed during the conflict. And I hope both sides will sign the peace agreement."
5. Various of security around Banda Aceh
6. Various of Banda Aceh market
7. SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesia) voxpop, Rickshaw driver:
"The peace between the Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement cannot only be a peace agreement signed in Helsinki. They have to write the real peace on the ground in Aceh because there's been a couple of times both sides have signed a peace agreement but it was never implemented."
8. Arrivals of Aceh Monitoring Mission (from Asian and EU countries)
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Peter Feith, Aceh Monitoring Mission spokesperson:
"I hope (the peace agreement) will lay the basis for peaceful, stable, and prosperous conditions in Aceh as part of the republic of Indonesia."
10. Grand mosque of Banda Aceh
11. Various of worshippers praying
12. Various of police packing up for the withdrawal
13. Various of radio station
UPSOUND: (Bahasa Indonesia) Cici, Radio reporter:
"Today is a historical moment for peace and the future of the people of Aceh because today at 0330 pm local time, the peace agreement will be signed in Helsinki."
14. People listen to radio report
People in Aceh were hopeful that an accord being signed Monday in Finland would bring lasting peace to their
tsunami-ravaged province, but after three decades of fighting fear and distrust run deep.
More than 15,000 people have died since separatist rebels took up arms in 1976, many of them civilians caught up in military sweeps in isolated villages.
Later Monday, the Indonesian government will sign a peace accord with representatives of the Free Aceh movement in Helsinki.
Giant screens have been installed in the largest mosque in Aceh's provincial capital so people here can witness the signing.
Hundreds were expected to attend.
Previous deals have collapsed amid bitterness and distrust, but the 26 December tsunami that killed more than 130,000 people in Aceh and left hundreds of thousands homeless has changed the political landscape.
This time both sides seem committed to peace, and both made major concessions.
The rebels gave up their long-held demand for independence and agreed to give up their weapons. In return, the government offered them amnesty, economic compensation and, most importantly, the right to political representation.
In addition to its own flag and hymn, Aceh will hold elections in 2006 and 2009 to choose a regional head and a legislature.
Members of the Free Aceh Movement will be eligible for those posts.
Another contentious issue, the province's vast mineral wealth, was also settled: 70 percent of the current and future revenues from Aceh's natural resources, including oil and gas, will go to the local government.
Find out more about AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]
You can license this story through AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
