JAKARTA Leighton Vander Esch Black Jersey , Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's transport ministry will kick off building dozens of seaports across the archipelagic country next year in an effort to boost efficiency in economy and competitiveness of exported products.
Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said on Thursday that a total of 39 new seaports would be constructed in 2018, a move which can reduce cost of products and help spur economic growth.
"The sea ports are expected to smooth distribution of goods and movement of people," he said in a statement.
The construction is part of the government's mega project of toll roads across the nation.
Infrastructure of transportation has partly been blamed for eroding competitiveness of products from Indonesia.
Indonesia is home to some 17,500 islands with a population of over 250 million people.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of committing genocide and state of terror in Gaza and vowed that normalization of Turkish-Israeli relations will not happen as long as he is in power.
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According to Erdogan, Israel agreed to lift its Gaza blockade as part of its talks to normalize ties with Turkey before Gaza offensive started. However, the attack on Gaza will almost certainly delay the talks.
Ankara broke off relations with Tel Aviv after the Mavi Marmara, a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, was raided by Israeli army forces in May of 2010 Authentic Chaz Green Jersey , killing nine Turks.
Israel apologized for the killing, and agreed to compensation for the victims. The final agreement was not officially signed by political leaders on either side, but both Turkish and Israeli media reported that the deal was about to come up.
Turkish analysts believe Erdogan's remarks are not helpful for improving the situation in the conflict-ridden Gaza area.
"By totally cutting diplomatic relations and engaging in fruitless rhetorical fights with Israel, Turkey has lost its leverage on Israel and has lost its tiny little opportunity to help the Palestinians," lamented Ihsan Yilmaz Authentic Byron Jones Jersey , professor of international relations at Fatih University.
"Moreover, this attitude of Turkey has pushed left-wing Israelis who could potentially cooperate with Turkey to the corner of the hawkish Israeli right-wing politicians," he added.
Beril Dedeoglu, professor at Istanbul-based Galatasaray University, also said that Ankara has no leverage to use with the Israeli government because of Turkey's relations with Israel.
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"With utter disregard for international law, Israel continues to terrorize the region, and no country but us is telling it to stop," Erdogan told lawmakers.
Amanda Paul Authentic Jaylon Smith Jersey , analyst at European Policy Center and columnist in the Turkish daily Today's Zaman, believes Erdogan ends up shooting himself in the foot by using such extreme language and risk Turkey becoming isolated further.
"His approach is not helpful to any party: the Palestinians, the international community or Turkey. It simply serves to further isolate Turkey in a region where Ankara is pretty much already standing outside the window looking in," she noted.
There were demonstrators both outside the Israeli ambassador's residence in Ankara and the Israeli Consulate in stanbul recently with the crowd hurling stones at the consulate building and draping the Palestinian flag in front of the official residence.
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Israeli offensive in Gaza has now become a intensively-debated political issue in Turkey's domestic politics.
A joint declaration to denounce Israeli was accepted this week by all the four political parties represented in the Turkish Parliament. The parties expressed concerns over the rising death toll, describing Israel's killing of civilians as an "indefensible crime against humanity," and called on Israel to halt its attacks on Gaza.
Erdogan who is running for president in next month's election seized upon the opportunity to mobilize his supporters. He accused his challenger Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu for being neutral on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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