WASHINGTON, May 19 Kyodo The Unit...

WASHINGTON, May 19 Kyodo

The United States declareed hope Monday that Indonesian leaders and members of the separatist clear Aceh Movement (GAM) will recur to peace talks after negotiations collapsed in Tokyo from one side of to the other the weekend.

''We call forward the two parties to reply to the negotiating proces as before long as possible,'' State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said at a regular briefing.

''The United States maintains its support for the territorial integrity of Indonesia and for the peaceful resolution of the Aceh conflict,'' Boucher said. ''At the same time, it does regard the question s of Aceh as one that is not amenable to a solution by means of use of military force.''

Boucher said the U griefs the Indonesian government and GAM forfeited a rare opportunity to advance peace with the help of the international community, and noted that the possible avenues to a peaceful resolution ''were not largely explored at the Tokyo conference''

Indonesian sway negotiators had demanded the rebels immediately begin disarming, stop their calls for independence for Aceh and compromise throughout greater autonomy.

GAM negotiators cast offed the demands.

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