Last Updated 24/05/2007, 22:31:47

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says support for Muslim extremism in Indonesia is declining.

Mr Downer says the advent of democracy in the world's largest Muslim country has been one of the great successes of recent history.

He says Indonesia's democracy means there is no need to turn to extremism to express dissent.

"Over the last two or three years, there has been a significant decline, according to opinion polling, in support for Islamic extremism in Indonesia," Mr Downer said.

Mr Downer was speaking in California after talks with the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice.


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