demilitarization 解除武装 HELSINKI, Finland - Indonesia's government and Aceh rebels have reached a peace deal to end a 29-year insurgency in the tsunami-devastated province, a top Indonesian official said Sunday.
A draft peace deal submitted by the rebel Free Aceh Movement was approved Saturday by the Indonesian president in Jakarta, said Communications Minister Sofyan Djalil, one of the lead negotiators at peace talks in Finland.
On Saturday, negotiators from both sides said they had reached a tentative agreement to end one of the world's longest-running wars.
The peace deal will ease the delivery of international reconstruction aid to the province of 4.1 million inhabitants which was severely damaged by the Dec. 26 tsunami that killed at least 130,000 people.
The draft accord, which hinged on allowing the separatist Free Aceh Movement to form its own political party, was sent to Jakarta for approval by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.