---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ++ Pemilu Online: http://www.indo-news.com/pemilu/ ++ ---------------------------------------------------------- ANTARA, JULY 6 1999 E. Timor: Downer Praises Wiranto-CNRT Leaders Meeting Canberra, July 6 (ANTARA)- Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer appreciates the meeting between Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), Gen. Wiranto, and anti-integrationists leaders. "The meeting is good news and Australia supports it," Downer said here, Tuesday. Four leaders of the East Timor National Council for Resistance (CNRT) namely jailed CNRT President Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao, Ramos Horta, Mari Alkatiri and Joao Carasscalao met with Wiranto on Monday after meeting previously on Sunday with Foreign Affairs Minister, Ali Alatas. The Monday meeting focused on the security situation in East Timor toward the UN-administered vote for East Timor's self determination. An analyst of the Griffith University in Brisbane, Dr. Gerry van Klinken, told ANTARA that the meeting between high-ranking military officials with anti-integrationist leaders is a key factor to reducing tension in East Timor. The reconciliation talk Dare II is an important meeting, but the key is still negotiation between the pro-independence grouping with high ranking military officials and the Indonesian government, van Klinken who, is also a lecturer in the Faculty of Asia Study, said. Meanwhile, Downer said Australia has urged Indonesia to increase its security personnel to secure the territory. Indonesia is charged with providing security for the August ballot on either independence or wide-ranging autonomy for the territory of about 800.000 people. Downer said Australia has urged the UN to continue the preparation process for August's popular consultation, although it is possible for further clash between pro and anti-integrationist groups. Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, John McCarthy has also met with military officials in East Timor including the former Chief of Armed Forces Intelligent Agency (BIA), Maj. Gen Zaky Anwar Makarim, to express Australia's concern on the Liquisa attack. Downer explained Australia's position to the UN Secretary General's special envoy on East Timor, Jamsheed Marker in their meeting in Canberra late Monday. "We will urge (the UN) to continue the process toward the consultation for East Timor following the attack in Liquica against the UN mission personnel on Sunday. Marker said, not all places in East Timor are not secure, for example in Baucau and Dili. "We have the guarantee from the TNI chief on the security personnel there," Marker said. (U.LCB-01/NN-09/INT-TA/ri3/14:36/tb06) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 10 Jul 1999 jam 08:05:25 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
