Ramadhian Fadillah, Jakarta – A number of protest actions will greet the Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations meeting that is to begin today in Hokkaido, Japan. The Japanese embassy on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta will be ‘rocked’ by two anti-liberalism demonstrations.

The first protest will take place at 11am. The Anti-Dept Coalition (KAU) will hold an action demanding that the advanced countries abolish the debts of Third World countries.

KAU believes that the current crisis in Third World countries is occurring as a consequence of neoliberal development that is being forced through by the advanced countries. They also accused the G8 countries of being the biggest contributors to the destruction of the environment through their carbon emissions.

“The G8 countries must take responsibility, one of these is abolishing Southern countries’ debts, including Indonesia, without any preconditions,” said KAU program officer Yuyun Harmono in an email received by Detik.com on Monday July 7.

In addition to this, the People’s Struggle Front (FPR) will also rock the Japanese embassy at 11.30am. They will be opposing the modern imperialism being forced on the developing countries by the advanced nations. (rdf/anw)

[Translated by James Balowski.]