JAKARTA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government on Thursday sent humanitarian assistance for Rohingya ethnic minority in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo witnessed the shipment of 10 containers of foods and clothes assistance at port of Tanjung Priok, the busiest and most advanced Indonesian seaport.
"We send 10 containers of goods to Myanmar to help our brother in Rakhine State, particularly Muslim community," President Joko Widodo told a press conference at the seaport.
Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, has taken part in efforts to resolve the humanitarian crisis of the Rohingya Muslim in Rakhine State.
The crisis had sparked protests outside embassy of Myanmar in Jakarta in recent months.
