Gusmao thanks Brunei soldiers

Mon, 29 May 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: AP

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AP): East Timor freedom fighter Xanana
Gusmao thanked on Sunday a Gurkha battalion in Brunei who helped
patrol the war-torn territory as part of the UN peacekeeping
force.

Gusmao, who arrived in Brunei on Sunday, thanked the battalion
of the Royal Rifles for their help during a critical period for
East Timor.

Pro-Indonesian militias went on a looting and killing rampage
in East Timor after the vast majority of East Timorese voted for
independence from Indonesia in a UN-organized referendum last
year. The violence stopped after an Australian-led force moved
in.

Gusmao will meet the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Monday to
exchange views on regional and international matters and then
visit University Brunei Darussalam before departing on Wednesday.

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