World leaders praise stability Suharto gave Indonesia

by uusjio | January 27, 2008 at 06:48 pm

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"Former President Suharto was one of the longest-serving heads of government of the last century and an influential figure in Australia's region and beyond," Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was quoted by Reutersa as saying in a statement.
"The former president was also a controversial figure in respect of human rights and East Timor and many have disagreed with his approach," said Rudd, who praised Suharto for modernising Indonesia and his efforts to forge a united region.
"Singapore would like to convey our deepest sympathies to the Indonesian people for their profound loss," a spokesman from Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said via email.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of Malaysia, another Muslim nation in the region, said Suharto's death was a great loss to both countries.
"We pray to Allah to bless Pak Harto's soul and to place him among the blessed," Abdullah told reporters, using the popular name for ...

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