---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ANTARA, October 12, 1999 E Timor: INDONESIAN PROTEST TO BE SENT TO UN - ALATAS Jakarta, Oct 12 (ANTARA)-The Indonesian government will submit its protest to the United Nations following the UN-backed troops which attacked an Indonesian post in the border area of East Nusa Tenggara. "Please understand that the protest will be sent to the UN, not to the Australian government which leads the International Force for East Timor (Interfet)," Foreign Affair Minister Ali Alatas said before a cabinet meeting here Tuesday. He clarified media reports saying that Indonesia will send protest against Australia. The Interfet troops clashed with Indonesian forces when they mounted raid on an Indonesian police post in East Nusa Tenggara area which shares border with East Timor, leaving one Indonesian policeman killed and two wounded. Alatas further said that he believed Interfet is facing difficulties in restoring peace and order in East Timor. He cited the disarmament process as one of difficulties. "Disarmament is not a simple issue," he said. Alatas said the process should be implemented gradually and involved the two conflicting parties. The pro-independence military wing Falintil refused to lay down its weapons. Interfet has killed three militiamen inthe past week. Its mandate allows it to shoot or kill to restore order in to East Timor, but not across the border. (T.PUS02/NN04/RI1/14:44/ri3/15:32/TB02) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 18 Oct 1999 jam 05:25:53 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
