The Ministry of Home Affairs' efforts to find a meeting point associated with 4 Aceh Islands, enter Northern Sumatra

Jakarta -The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) is holding a meeting to discuss the polemics of 4 Aceh Islands determined to enter the Northern Sumatra region (Northern Sumatra). The meeting will be held at the national team next Tuesday for the establishment of the name Rupabumi. “On Tuesday, the meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs with the national team for the permission of the name Rutabumi and the Ministry of Home Affairs,” Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Bima Arya, said when he was contacted on Sunday (6/15/2025). Bima said Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian will also invite community leaders from the two provinces. Subsequently, a discussion with community leaders and the two provincial government was carried out. Browse to continue with the content “Thereafter, the Minister will plan Acehnese and Northern Sumatra community leaders, governors, regents, DPR and DPRD will be determined, it will be determined later,” he said. Bima said the government is studying documents, including the Helsinki agreement to resolve the regional dispute issue. He said he did not find detailed boundaries in the rules referred to the agreement. “We are optimistic that we will reach a meeting point. We are currently studying all documents. So far we have not found detailed information on the boundaries of the Law Number 24 of 1956. Referred to by Helsinki documents,” he said. He ensured that the Ministry of Home Affairs would hear advice and input from the leaders of the Acehnese. According to him, history and culturally are important to consider. “The Interior Ministry will hear the advice and input of Acehnese leaders. For the process of refining policies regarding the four islands. It is important to include historical and cultural considerations, including the investigation of the 1992 Aceh and Northern Sumatra agreements,” he added. The controversy of the four islands is taken over by Prabowo, is now being taken over by President Prabowo Subianto. Deputy Speaker of the House Sufmi Dasco Ahmad revealed that the decision is based on the results of communication between the DPR and Prabowo. Dasco said Prabowo immediately decided the best step to finish it. “The results of the Indonesian parliament have communication with the President of the Republic of Indonesia that the president took over the issue of the island border, which was the dynamics between the provinces Aceh and Northern Sumatra Province,” Dasco told reporters on Saturday (6/14/2025). Not only that, the daily chairman of the Gerindra party said Prabowo targeted a decision related to the transfer of ownership of the four islands that will be completed next week. After that, says Dasco, Prabowo conveyed his decision. “The president will make a decision in the next week,” he said. Bobby invited Aceh to run 4 islands of Northern Sumatra Governor (Governor of Northern Sumatra) Bobby Nasution, claiming he was ready if he wanted to discuss again on the four islands set by the Ministry of Home Affairs to enter Northern Sumatra. Bobby also invited the governor of Aceh, Muzakir Manaf alias Mualem, to discuss it with the Interior Ministry in Jakarta. “I transfer it repeatedly, don’t go anywhere, yes, from the beginning of yesterday to Aceh, the Governor of Aceh met, we want to convey if there is no solution to the problems of the island this morning, there is no solution,” Bobby Nasution in the Northern Sumatra DPRD said Tuesday (12/6/2025). Bobby said if they were open to discussing the issue of the four islands. It was ready to discuss it with the Ministry of Home Affairs in Jakarta. “I say there, if we want to discuss, come together, we are open if it does indeed want to be repeated. The discussion of our ownership is open. We want to go to Jakarta together to discuss to the Home Ministry,” he explained. If the results of the re-visits of the four islands remain the property of North Sumatra, Bobby invites the provincial government of Aceh to run together. But Bobby claims that he does not have the right to surrender to Aceh immediately, must remain by the Ministry of Home Affairs. “Even if it is later, or now it is owned by North Sumatra or the property of Northern Sumatra, I invite Aceh to manage both,” he said. (Deck/DHN) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here