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The Indonesian government is preparing an evacuation plan for its citizens in Iraq following the increasing military threat by the United States, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
"Should we have to evacuate our citizens, we would cooperate with other Gulf countries," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Marty Natalegawa told a press briefing.
The evacuation process, if necessary, will be undertaken using land transportation to the nearby Gulf countries before all citizens are flown to Indonesia, the spokesman added.
He confirmed 77 Indonesians are staying in Iraq, comprising diplomatic staff and employees of several international organizations.
The Indonesian government will also cooperate with the International Organization for Migration to support its evacuation plan, he said.
The spokesman said, "The government will decide whether it considers important of the evacuation process until the United Nations gives the final report on Iraq on Jan. 27."
"The Indonesian government maintains its stance that the settlement in Iraq must comply with the United Nations resolutions," he stressed.
(Xinhua News Agency January 4, 2003)
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