Indonesia's foreign minister was reluctant to give ransom to the Abu Sayyaf

Foreign Minister Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, lift biacara about ransom the hostage taker 10 Indonesian citizens that the Abu Sayyaf group.

Retno explained that the ransom is something that violates the principle. "That the state should not be involved in ransom, because this issue is not in accordance with the principle," he said during a briefing in the compound of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, released sindonews.com Monday (04/11/2016).

The Abu Sayyaf hostage 10 Indonesians, they demanded a ransom to the Government of Indonesia of 50 million pesos, or about Rp15 billion. A ransom was used as a condition the release of 10 of the Indonesian citizen

Retno continued, the Government of Indonesia continues to coordinate with the Government of the Philippines regarding liberation 10 Indonesians. Moreover, the coordination of related parties is also being conducted.