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from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2010 -- PAGE 3 President Barack Obama postponed his visit to Indonesia again as the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico became the worst environmental disaster in US history. Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra of the Jakarta State Islamic University (UIN) and politician Bara Hasibuan of the National Mandate Party (PAN) gave their views on how much of an impact the postponement could have on bilateral relations and their opinions on the Israeli raid on a flotilla of ships carrying aid to the Gaza strip.
Azyumardi Azra: While the Obama visit is important, our relationship does not rely solely on sentimental values. President Yu-dhoyono too studied …