Jakarta – Top Army officials held on Friday a closed-door consolidation meeting at Wiladatika field in Cibubur, East Jakarta on Friday canceling the weekly Friday sports event between the police and military.

Attending the one-and-a-half hour meeting were Army chief of staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto, deputy Army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri, Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu, Army's Special Force (Kopassus)chief Maj. Gen. Amirul Isnaeni, Jakarta Military commander Maj. Gen. Bibit Waluyo, former Kostrad chief Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah, former Kostrad chief of staff Maj. Gen. Kivlan Zen, former territorial assistant to the Army chief Maj. Gen. Saurip Kadi and former Jakarta Military Command chief of staffBrig. Gen. Romulus Simbolon.

Gen. Endriartono told the media after the session that the meeting was merely a routine consolidation meeting. "This is just a routine consolidation meeting and can be held anytime, anywhere," he said, adding that the meeting was not aimed at garnering the military' support for him. Endriartono said he had no ambition to hold on to his post. "My rank and position are in God's hand," he said.

Both Endriartono and Ryamizard said that the meeting did not discuss the current political situation, such as the possibility of President Abdurrahman Wahid imposing a state of emergency orthe planned August 1 special session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). Endriartono, however, said that if a state of emergency was imposed, it was up to the emergency executor to decide the moves. The general, however, refused to elaborate further.

Ryamizard said that the meeting was held to maintain solidity within the Army. "We merely want to remind the Army chief (Kasad) to maintain the unity and solidity of the Indonesian Army," he said. Ryamizard further said that during the briefing, four officers shared their views on certain matters. When pressed by journalists about the four officers, Ryamizard replied: "I'm not telling!"

The routine Friday sports event between the police andilitary was supposed to be held in the Navy's Western Fleet compound but was canceled on Thursday as Endriartono wished to hold an internal Army consolidation meeting.