---------------------------------------------------------- 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: No Plan To Deploy UN Troops, Alatas Says Jakarta, July 6 (ANTARA)-Indonesia's Foreign Affair Minister Ali Alatas said Tuesday that according to the New York Agreement signed by Indonesia, Portugal and the United Nations, there is no plan to deploy UN troops to East Timor. "There is no such plan, and I assert that there will never be one. UN deployment will only cover the sending of policemen to help enhance the implementation of the direct ballot," Alatas said. The minister made the statement during a break in a hearing with House of Representatives (DPR) Commision I on foreign affairs. He was commenting on a statement made by head of the UN Mission in East Timor (UNAMET), Ian Martin, that the UN secretary general will consider the need to deploy UN troops to East Timor following clashes between warring camps in Maliana, Liquica and Viqueque districts. According to foreign press reports, the UNAMET said UN troops will be deployed to East Timor following physical confrontations between conflicting camps in the territory during the past few days. Alatas pointed out that reports on the deployment of the UN troops were the fruit of fabrications made by foreign journalists. "Those were speculations by some foreign journalists. And I hope that the Indonesian press will not fall for that trap," the minister said. The speculations were based on false reports on the situation in East Timor, which was portrayed by the foreign press as higly dangerous, he said. Alatas stressed that the New York Agreement does not make any stipulation on the deployment of UN troops to East Timor. "I have often said that there is no such plan," he noted. Commenting on shots originating from an UNAMET car in last Sunday's incident in Liquica district, Alatas said, "We expect a thorough investigation to prevent such a shooting from recurring." Alatas made it clear that Indonesia has never accused the UNAMET of taking sides with the anti-integration camp. "We just demand strong discipinary measures against some culprits in UNAMET. And of course, we expect UNAMET to be fair," Alatas said. (T/PTU-03/INT-NS/16:40/int-cl/16:36/ri3/6/07/99 17:04/TB06) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 10 Jul 1999 jam 08:20:16 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
