People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Taufik Kiemas says he will meet with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss the recent spate of religious-based violence.

Speaking after receiving a delegation of religious leaders on Monday, Taufik said the group had expressed concerns about the failure of the state to deal with the violence, including the bloody attack on members of the Ahmadiyah community in Cikeusik, Banten, and the anti-Christian rioting in Temanggung, Central Java.

Taufik, a senior figure in the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), said he shared the delegation's concerns and fully supported efforts to fight against the violence.

He said he would meet with Yudhoyono "as soon as possible."

MPR Deputy Chairman Lukman Hakim, who was also present, said the DPR could act by holding regular meetings with state institutions.

"Second, the MPR should encourage the government to hold a dialog in a forum to discuss SARA-based violence," Lukman said, referring to the Indonesian acronym relating to tribal affiliations, religion, race and societal groups.

Meanwhile, Romo Geni, a Catholic Priest, said that violence in whatever name should be stopped. "We just want the violence to stop. And the one that can do it is the MPR," Geni said.