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        "id": 1409669,
        "msgid": "un-envoy-due-here-to-brief-on-timor-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-07-04 00:00:00",
        "title": "UN envoy due here to brief on Timor",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "UN envoy due here to brief on Timor JAKARTA (JP): United Nations special envoy for East Timor Jamsheed Marker will arrive here on July 14 to brief officials on his meeting with the Portuguese government, who reportedly gave a \"positive\" response to Indonesia's proposal on special autonomy status for East Timor Indonesia's foreign minister Ali Alatas told journalists that Marker had returned from Portugal and his preliminary discussions with Indonesia's ambassador to the UN had indicated a...",
        "content": "<p>UN envoy due here to brief on Timor<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): United Nations special envoy for East Timor<br>\nJamsheed Marker will arrive here on July 14 to brief officials on<br>\nhis meeting with the Portuguese government, who reportedly gave a<br>\n\"positive\" response to Indonesia's proposal on special autonomy<br>\nstatus for East Timor<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia's foreign minister Ali Alatas told journalists that<br>\nMarker had returned from Portugal and his preliminary discussions<br>\nwith Indonesia's ambassador to the UN had indicated a positive<br>\nresponse from Lisbon.<\/p>\n<p>\"He indicated that the response from Portugal was generally<br>\npositive, not negative, and that they were prepared to discuss<br>\nthis issue further and to continue with the tripartite talks,\"<br>\nAlatas said.<\/p>\n<p>Alatas recently presented fresh proposals to the UN after<br>\nPresident B.J. Habibie said he was willing to consider a \"special<br>\nstatus\" for East Timor.<\/p>\n<p>Alatas also deplored the leakage of a confidential UN document<br>\non East Timor.<\/p>\n<p>\"I deeply regret what has happened and will surely trace<br>\nwhoever is responsible for this leakage,\" he told journalists<br>\nduring a hurriedly arranged media briefing.<\/p>\n<p>The confidential letter was originally sent by Jamsheed Marker<br>\nto Nugroho Wisnumurti, the foreign ministry's director general<br>\nfor political affairs.<\/p>\n<p>According to Alatas the document contained ideas to be put<br>\nforward at a brain-storming session of senior Indonesian and<br>\nPortuguese officials under UN auspices.<\/p>\n<p>The former Portuguese colony of East Timor was integrated as<br>\npart of Indonesia in 1976. However the United Nations has not<br>\nrecognized this and continues to sponsor talks between Indonesia<br>\nand Portugal to find an internationally acceptable solution to<br>\nthe issue.<\/p>\n<p>Alatas also said yesterday that the issue of East Timor would<br>\nbe discussed with Australia's foreign minister Alexander Downer<br>\nwho is scheduled to arrive here Wednesday for a three-day visit.<\/p>\n<p>\"I will only use the occasion to explain what we intend to do<br>\nwith our proposal,\" he said. (emf)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/un-envoy-due-here-to-brief-on-timor-1447893297",
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