---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- July 26, 1999 US Albright Urges Indonesia To Ensure Fair E. Timor Vote SINGAPORE (AP)--U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Monday expressed deep concern about the violence in East Timor, saying it threatened to prevent a fair vote from taking place in August's independence ballot. Speaking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Singapore, Albright said it was up to the Indonesian leadership to ensure a smooth process at the polls. "We look to the Indonesian government to meet its obligation to create a secure and credible environment for the August vote," Albright said. The date for the independence vote, originally set for Aug. 8, was postponed to Aug. 21 or 22 because of the unrest and deadly violence that has wracked the territory. Indonesian President B.J. Habibie announced in January that the government would allow the province to become fully independent if its people rejected a plan for limited self-government. Indonesia has ruled East Timor, a former Portuguese colony, since it invaded in 1975. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 26 Jul 1999 jam 19:50:43 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
