TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta::The Indonesian government still maintains its position against the plan to use unilateral force toward Iraq and will not worry that its bilateral relations with other countries might be affected by this. Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Marty Natalegawa made this statement to reporters on Friday (14/02) in connection with Australian Prime Minister John Howards two-day visit to Indonesia starting on Friday afternoon (14/02). Natalegawa said that bilateral relations between Indonesia and Australia have currently been focused on the handling of the Bali bombing case, that claimed the lives of many Australian citizens. He said he assumed that PM Howard would mention Iraq in his visit to Indonesia as Australia is one of the allies of the US in the possible attack to Iraq. Natalegawa pointed out that any bilateral problems facing Indonesia and Australia should not weaken Indonesias anti-war principle. It should not be like that, said Natalegawa. According to him, the handling of the Bali bombing case is a special matter in the Indonesia-Australia bilateral relationship. Natalegawa added that differences of opinion in settling the Iraqi matter could be described as an honest disagreement and should not disturb the relationship between Indonesia and Australia. Natalegawa said that Indonesian government would use PM Howards visit to explain Indonesia position over the possible attack toward Iraq. This comes as both the Indonesian governments and the peoples position. The Australian government must respect this despite their support of the attack on Iraq, said Natalegawa. (Zacharias Wuragil-Tempo News Room)