---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ANTARA, NOVEMBER 9, 1999 Aceh: REFERENDUM DEPENDS ON PRESIDENT'S RESPONSE Jakarta, Nov 9 (ANTARA)--The government cannot stem the demand for a referendum in Aceh which constitues the aspiration of the people and the decision on the issue will depend on the response of the President, Law and Legal Affairs Ministers Yusril Ihza Mahendra said here, Tuesday. "If it's the people's aspiration, we can't refuse it. And now it depends on the President's response to the problem," Mahendra said after a meeting with Australian Ambassador, John McCarthy. During a cabinet meeting recently, the President has noted that he would handle Aceh issue on his own. The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has clearly stated in its decree to provide a wide-ranging autonomy to Aceh, he said. "We should be patient to wait for the President. We will see what is his policy on this," Mahendra said. (T.PTU-04/NN-09/P-9/15:42/ri3/16:28/TB02) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 15 Nov 1999 jam 04:09:05 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
