Jakarta, Sept. 25 -- Indonesia's Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni on Thursday pledged to accelerate agrarian reform through tighter coordination between ministries and the creation of a cross-sectoral body to resolve long-running land disputes.

"I fully agree that a cross-sectoral institutional body is necessary to break the deadlock we have long faced in the agrarian reform process," Antoni said in a statement in Jakarta.

He said such a body would serve as a bridge between ministries and policymakers in tackling conflicts and implementing reforms.

Recommendations discussed include establishing an Agrarian Reform Implementing Agency, advancing the One Map Policy, and forming a parliamentary special committee (Pansus) to monitor land ...