Australian press loses interest in E. Timor<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Australian media now understands Indonesia
\nbetter as its senior editors have become more aware about the
\ncomplexity of problems facing the nation, and no longer only
\nfocus their attention on East Timor, an Indonesian editor said.<\/p>\n
Parni Hadi was quoted by Antara as saying during the third
\nAustralian-Indonesian senior editors meeting in Sydney yesterday,
\nthat the neighboring country's media is focusing more on other
\nissues in Indonesia, including its environment and economy.<\/p>\n
The East Timor issue was one of the topics discussed at the
\nmeeting. The senior editors agreed that news reports filed by the
\nAustralian press on East Timor had so far posed an obstacle for
\nties between the two countries.<\/p>\n
The meeting emphasized the need for an exchange of information
\nand greater efforts to build a better understanding between the
\ntwo countries' senior editors, Parni said.<\/p>\n
Parni Hadi, Jakob Oetama of the daily Kompas, Fikri Jufri of
\nthe monthly magazine Matra, and Sabam Siagian of The Jakarta
\nPost, initiated the dialog four years ago.<\/p>\n
The gathering is coordinated by the Australian-Indonesian
\nInstitute chaired by Richard Woolcott, former Australian
\nambassador to Indonesia in the 1970s.<\/p>\n
The Australian Foreign Ministry's Director for Indonesian
\nSection, Allaster Cox, who attended the meeting as an observer,
\nsaid that Australian news reports on Indonesia are becoming more
\nbalanced and proportional.<\/p>\n
The senior editors will meet with Australian Prime Minister
\nJohn Howard in Canberra tomorrow.<\/p>\n
The Australian editors include David Armstrong, Paul Kelly,
\nSteve Harris, John Lyons, Ian McCausland, Gregory Hywood, Jack
\nWaterford, Paul Murray, Michael Mann, Tom Krause and Sarah
\nBenjamin. (swe)<\/p>",
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