---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Free Email @KotakPos.com visit: http://my.kotakpos.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Diario Noticias Journal, 8 Desember 1999 Refugiados preocupam Jacarta (Refugess Worry Jakarta) The Indonesian government wants to solve quickly the refugee problem that are in West Timor to avoid a worsening in the economic and social conditions that already are developing in the zone, Xanana Gusmao said. The Timorese leader spoke to journalists after going together to the border with General Peter Cosgrove, for an encounter with Indonesian military and civil authorities, in an attempt of speeding up the refugees' repatriation that are still in West Timor. As it indicated, the military as well as the civilian authorities, including the governor of the province of Western Timor, Piet Tallo, recognized that the refugees' presence in the Indonesian half of the island is to cause "serious problems". During the encounter, Piet Tallo said to Xanana Gusmao and Peter Cosgrove that more than 171 thousand refugees are in the area, among them about 60 thousand military, police and employees and their respective familiy. Estimates of the local authorities suggest that more than 110 thousand of that total intends to return to East Timor. "The governor said that the fast return of the Timorese is even necessary because there are also problem s in West Timor. The population of Atambua is not conditions of supporting or of continuing to have the refugees there", said Xanana Gusmao. Taking all that into account, the will exists to solve the problem. The governor and the local officials of the Indonesian Government acknowledge--the difficulties in having 171 thousand people there, that could create additional economic instability". About the internal situation, Xanana said that "the largest challange that East Timor will face next time is political. For 24 years the Timoreses were united for a common objectives, that was the independence. "Today they begin to appear conflicts of interests, which is natural", said Xanana, although alerting that "certain acts can have the people loose the trust in the future".* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 17 Dec 1999 jam 07:06:08 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
