Newsletter No. 336
Information-Announcement
July 21, 2006

 

The following announcements have appeared on the MOFA website in recent days in regard to the most recent July 17th earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, as well as the May 27th quake near Yogyakarta.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO INDONESIA
July 18, 2006

1) On July 18, the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind (tents, sleeping mats, blankets, simplified water tanks, water purifiers, polyethylene containers, plastic sheets), equivalent to about 13 million yen (including freight cost) to the Government of Indonesia, in respect to an earthquake in the Indian Ocean and the resulting large-scale tsunami hitting the Southwest coast of Java Island.

2) According to the announcement by the Government of Indonesia, this earthquake and resulting tsunami caused more than 300 people died and more than 30,000 in missing, thereof, which figures will possibly be worsened.

3) Under these circumstances in which many of the victims are forced to lead a difficult life, the Government of Indonesia has requested the Government of Japan an emergency assistance.

4) The Government of Japan extending heartfelt sympathy to the victims, has decided to provide this emergency assistance from a humanitarian point of view and taking account of the friendly relations between Japan and Indonesia.

MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY
July 19, 2006

1) On July 18, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed sympathy to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for the loss of many lives in the large-scale tsunami that hit the southwest coast of Java, caused by an earthquake which occurred on July 17 (Mon), saying that he hoped quick recovery and rehabilitation for all the victims. Prime Minister Koizumi also conveyed in his message that the Government of Japan decided on the same day to extend emergency assistance in kind equivalent to about 13 million yen and that he would spare no effort in extending utmost assistance in the future.

2) Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso sent a similar message to Minister of Foreign Affairs Noer Hasan Wirajuda on July 19.

SURVEY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES DAMAGED BY EARTHQUAKE IN YOGYAKARTA AND CENTRAL JAVA
July 19, 2006

1) Jointly with the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Japan Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will conduct a disaster damage survey of cultural heritage sites in the wake of the earthquake that occurred on May 27, 2006 in central Java, Republic of Indonesia.

2) This survey, in response to a request from the Government of Indonesia, will cover the Prambanan Temple Compounds (UNESCO World Heritage) and other damaged cultural heritage sites in Yogyakarta city and its suburbs. The survey team will also have consultations with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and other relevant organizations on the rehabilitation and restoration of these cultural heritage sites.