RI, East Timor to iron out issues

RI, East Timor to iron out issues

JAKARTA: The planned bilateral talks between Indonesia and
East Timor in Denpasar, Bali on Feb. 25 will discuss 13 urgent
issues, a government official says.

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) spokesperson Johannis Bastian
Kosapilawan said on Monday in Kupang that the meeting would take
up issues related to the payment of pension funds of former civil
servants and former military and police officers, Antara
reported.

Other items on the agenda include assistance from donor
countries, scholarships for East Timorese studying in Indonesia
as well as Indonesian assets in East Timor and transnational
crimes, he said.

According to Johannis, the items had been discussed in
previous meetings between officials from both sides.

"We still don't know yet if other issues will be discussed in
the meeting," said Johannis, adding that the meeting is expected
to wrap up what officials from both camps have agreed to in
previous meetings. Antara