---------------------------------------------------------- Live and work in the USA legally: Register for the GREEN CARD LOTTERY! Visit http://www.us-immigration.org -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Indonesia Daily News Online http://www.indo-news.com/ Free Email @KotakPos.com visit: http://my.kotakpos.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Antara, 7 September 2000 DOWNER CONVINCED RI-AUSTRALIA SUMMIT TO RESULT IN IMPROVED RELATIONS Canberra, Sept 7(ANTARA) - Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said here Wednesday he was convinced relations between Indonesia and his country would get better after a series of meetings between their top leaders. Speaking before parliamentarians in Canbera on Wednesday, he said Indonesian President Abdurahman Wahid in a meeting with Prime Minister John Howard in New York had mentioned his (Wahid) fixed plan to visit Australia in mid-October. In addition, Abdurahman Wahid had also proposed that a four- party meeting (Indonesia, Australia, Portugal and East Timor) be immediately held to discuss the refugee and East Timorese militia issues. Considering various indicators, Downer said, he was optimistic that in the next few weeks relations between Indonesia and Australia would return to normal. Australia attached great importance to good relations with Indonesia which had become strained following post-ballot incidents and developments in East Timor, he said. Downer said both President Abdurahman Wahid and Prime Minister Howard had recently acknowledged that some progress had been made in efforts to restore Indonesia-Australia relations in the economic and trade fields. President Wahid also shared Australia`s view that the world price of crude oil which now stood at US$33 per barrel should be lowered to a benchmark of US$25 per barrel, he said. (U.LCB- 01/RSI-03/21:00/IAJM-21:50/RSI-03) 0709000051 NNNN ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 8 Sep 2000 jam 05:34:05 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
