Belo urges talks with Timor movement

Belo urges talks with Timor movement

MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Dili Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes
Belo in a telephone interview from Dili, East Timor yesterday
urged the goverment to hold talks with the newly founded East
Timor People's Unity and Reconciliation Movement.

"Don't consider all organizations as anti-government. I hope
the Indonesian government will take the time to hold a direct
heart-to-heart dialog with the leaders of the movement," he
added.

The movement was recently founded with former provincial
legislative speaker Manuel V. Carrascalao as its chairman.

When contacted by phone on Friday, Carrascalao said the aim of
the movement is to help resolve the East Timor issue which has
been lingering on for over two-decades. (yac)