---------------------------------------------------------- FREE for JOIN Indonesia Daily News Online via EMAIL: go to: http://www.indo-news.com/subscribe.html - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ++ Pemilu Online: http://www.indo-news.com/pemilu/ ++ ---------------------------------------------------------- ANTARA, JULY 12 1999 E. Timor: Delay In UN ballot Will Only Cause Sufferings To East Timorese - A Prointegrationist Denpasar, Bali, July 11 (ANTARA) - Rumours that the United Nations will again delay the direct ballot on the future of East Timor will only cause sufferings to the local people,a prointegrationist leader said. Deputy chief of the prointegration militias, Eurico Guteres, told ANTARA during a flight from the Esat Timor capital of Dili to Denpasar, Bali, on Sunday that he has learnt the issues. "I have heard about the issues that the ballot will be delayed from the third week of August to September. I hope that the people would be able to remain calm," Guteres said. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan had previously announced a two week delay on the popular consultation which will pave the way for the East Timorese to determine their own future from August 8 to August 21 or 22. Annan said the delay was taken for logistical and security considerations, while the Indonesian government strongly believed that it was taken only due to internal problem of the UN Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) team. Meanwhile, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Canberra was aware of the UN secretary general's announcement to push back the registration of eligible voters for the UN- sanctioned ballot from July 13 to 16. He said he could understand the decision but it did not necessarily mean that the ballot which had been approved to be held on August 21 or 22 would be delayed anymore. (U.DLI-01/LCB-01/NN-03/16:48/NN01/22:40/TB05) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 13 Jul 1999 jam 07:53:00 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
