---------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Antara, March 15, 2000 TNI TRYING TO FIND BEST SOLUTION TO BORDER PROBLEMS Denpasar, March 15 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian military (TNI) is currently trying to seek a best formula for the settlement of border problems following a series of incidents implicating pro- integration and pro-independence groups, a senior military officer has said. And agreement is hopefully to be reached through negotiations between the TNI and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) for the solution to border problems, Air Vice Marshal Graito Usodo, TNI spokesman, said here on Tuesday. Flanked by Bali Military Commander Maj Gen Kiki Syahnakri during a stop-over at Ngurah Rai Airport when on his way to Atambua, Graito pointed out that the Military Commander and UNTAET chief Lt Gen S. de los Santos, will meet in negotiations for the best solution. The negotiations will constitute a significant momentum to show that the TNI is consistent and serious to settle problems which often emerge on the border of the two countries. In addition, the occasion is also relevant to an agreement already signed by the two sides (TNI and UNTAET), Graito said. "We have to show them (international world and local communities) that Indonesia including TNI continue trying to find the best solution in the hope that similar problems could be prevented from recurring in the future," he reiterated. However, it does not mean that Indonesia would accept all kinds of foreign criticism which tend to view Indonesia as inconsistent in the handling of border problems. "Such negotiations should not be interpreted that all the blames are correct," he stressed. Graito explained that actually such border problems are the responsibility of both TNI and UNTAET, thus requiring joint coordination and cooperation. (U.DPS-RU-05/DPS-02/RSI-03/19:20/ING/00:47/ri2/00:44) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 20 Mar 2000 jam 05:32:04 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
