Japan to assist in repatriating refugees

Japan to assist in repatriating refugees

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Japanese government promised
on Tuesday that it would continue support for the handling and
repatriation of East Timorese refugees still in exile in West
Timor, East Nusa Tenggara province.

Japan's ambassador for East Timor Hideaki Asaki, said in
Kupang that the Japanese government had provided a grant worth Rp
53 billion (US$6.3 million) to the Indonesian government for
resettlement, repatriation and health programs for East Timorese
refugees.

As of April this year, 86,600 East Timorese refugees had
returned to their homeland. There are still a total of 15,699
refugees living in camps in East Nusa Tenggara province. -- JP