Jakarta – Indonesian Military chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has said the government would send military troops to Aceh if the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) broke its commitment to hand in their weapons as part of a peace accord agreed in Helsinki on Sunday.

We will see their commitment if the reality in the field is different, we will send back military troops to Aceh. It is that simple," he said.

He said that if GAM had good intentions to uphold the Helsinki accord, they would hand over their weapons although there were still million of troops in Aceh.

The government has said it will withdraw its troops from the province once the rebels hand in their weapons.

"There are several points that can't be negotiated, such as GAM's demand to hand over their weapons after the government withdraws military troops," he said.

The Indonesian government and GAM have reached a ground breaking agreement to end 30 years of fighting in Aceh province and a memorandum of understanding will be formally signed next month.

The agreement is to bring a "peaceful, comprehensive and sustainable solution" to end conflict in the province.

Both sides also agreed to establish an Aceh monitoring mission to check on progress, which they hope will be run by the European Union and a number of Asian countries.