---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Annan to decide in next few days whether to put off Timor vote UNITED NATIONS, July 27 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday he would decide over the next few days whether or not to put off a vote on the future of East Timor, now planned for August 21 and 22 "I will take a definitive decision in the next day or so," Annan told reporters after meeting with Jamsheed Marker, the Pakistani diplomat acting as his special envoy for East Timor. On Monday the secretary general decided to continue preparation for the vote, which will allow Timorese to chose between independence and autonomy under continued Indonesian control. But he said that was conditional on Indonesian authorities to improve security conditions on Timor, which he said were not good enough for a fair vote. Jakarta invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975 and annexed it a year later. The vote is to be monitored by several hundred civilians and policemen acting under a UN mandate. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 28 Jul 1999 jam 05:22:04 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
