---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- The Straits Times, Aug. 8 1999 Jakarta Vows To Keep E. Timor Peace DILI -- Senior ministers reiterated Indonesia's commitment to a peaceful solution during a visit to East Timor yesterday amid fears of chaos after an Aug 30 independence ballot. "We can keep the peace, we should keep the peace, because the Indonesian government is... committed to have a peaceful solution and an actual solution to East Timor," Foreign Minister Ali Alatas told a news conference in Dili. "We have no interest in having after the vote a situation that deteriorates into violence again." Mr Alatas and military chief General Wiranto were in a team of 13 ministers who visited the former Portuguese colony for meetings with UN and Indonesian officials. The United Nations is supervising East Timor's independence referendum, which has been delayed twice due to concerns over violence perpetrated by pro-Jakarta militias. The UN said the results of the ballot were expected within a week of voting. It said that more than 446,000 Timorese had registered to vote, out of a population of around 800,000. Registration closed in East Timor on Friday.--Reuters ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 12 Aug 1999 jam 09:35:45 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
