---------------------------------------------------------- FREE for JOIN Indonesia Daily News Online via EMAIL: go to: http://www.indo-news.com/subscribe.html - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - Dengan mengClick banner sponsor anda menyumbang Rp. 1000,- untuk HomePage IndoNews. ---------------------------------------------------------- KOLOM SUPANGKAT: THE UN TRIPARTITE IN JEOPARDY? All of a sudden, the death of Nugroho' sister, Poppy Syahrir, the wife of first Indo- nesia Prime Minister Syahrir, caused a one day delay on the Tripartite since the Indonesian negotiator had to turn back to Jakarta from Singapore. The talks supposed to be started today was postponed until tomorrow morning, without Nugroho. He was replaced by Indonesian chief delegate Ambassador Makarim. In the meantime, the Tempo magazine reported today that according to Foreign Minister Alatas, President Habibie has to modify the autonomy package. As al- ways he refused to elaborate, saying that "the broad autonomy was complicated and sophisticated". The tripartite could be in jeopardy if Indonesia tried to dilly dally again with this kind of excuses. He came to New York for nothing, everybody came to the UN for nothing. Everybody has to wait for the new decision of the Cabinet. If Alatas came to New York with the new package in his hands, Portugal and Jamsheed Marker and Kofi Annan must be taken by surprise. Another deadlock? Who is in a hurry to close the deal anyway, for what reasons? Megawaty reportedly suspected that Habibie wants to give the impression that he is the only one to be recorded in history who granted independence to East Timor, making him very eligible to be elected as President in June 1999. That is why she opposed the whole move. However, this is only a speculation. H.S. Hidayat Supangkat The United Nations. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 9 Mar 1999 jam 22:47:05 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
