---------------------------------------------------------- The US government makes available 55.000 GREEN CARDS (permanent residence visa) in a random lottery. Visit http://www.us-immigration.org for details on how to play the GREEN CARD LOTTERY -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/ ---------------------------------------------------------- detik.com, September 10, 2000 Luhut B Panjaitan: Atambua incident 'will have little impact' Reporter: D. Sangga Buwana / AP Jakarta - Concern is mounting by the IMF that Atambua may have an influence on the view of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI). However, the Minister for Trade and Industry, Luhut B Panjaitan, feels that, if there is any influence, it is very small. When asked by detikcom reporters today, Sunday 10 September 2000, he said that "The influence (of this case) on Indonesia will only be temporary. If Indonesia is threatened by the CGI, it will only be short-term. But we have to be realistic. What is clear, we didn't want this incident to happen," said Luhut. As in previous reports, in a meeting between the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Akbar Tandjung, and the IMF's representative in Jakarta, John Dodsworth, concern was raised that Indonesia will be threatened by the CGI. It is likely that such an event would interfere with international commitments to loan funds to Indonesia. When asked what he thought was the cause of the Atambua incident, Luhut, who holds the rank of Lieutenant General in the Indonesian Army, said that in his opinion, it happened because of feelings of frustration. When asked what the political fall- out will be, he said that he didn't know. Luhut assessed that if the incident is made into a problem by the international community, it wont be a big issue. "What is important, we have done everything asked of us by UNTAET. We did not want anything of this sort to happen, and together we must try to overcome it." At the moment, according to Luhut, steps to overcome the problem are currently being taken by Indonesian security forces, both the Police and the army. At the same time, the dismantling of refugee camps, said Luhut, is one of the decisions taken by the government is a cabinet meeting two weeks ago. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 11 Sep 2000 jam 10:18:47 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
