| Subject: AN: Xanana in Aceh
E TIMOR PRESIDENT VISITS TSUNAMI-HIT ACEH PROVINCE
March 11, 2005 11:19pm Asia Intelligence Wire
Medan, N Sumatra, March 11 (ANTARA) - East Timor President Xanana
Gusmao visited Indonesia's tsunami devastated province of Naggroe Aceh
Darussalam on Friday to inspect a number of affected areas and refugee
camps in the province.
Xanana left here at 8 a.m. on board of a Foker 28 and will meet with
Aceh Deputy Governor Azwar Abubakar before making the inspection.
One of the tsunami-affected area that Xanana will inspect is Lampulo in
Ulele village, Meuraksa subdistrict, and several refugee camps in Banda
Aceh.
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EAST TIMOR'S PRESIDENT VISITS TSUNAMI-HIT LOCATIONS IN ACEH
March 11, 2005 11:19pm Asia Intelligence Wire
Banda Aceh, Aceh, March 11 (ANTARA) - East Timor's President Xanana
Gusmao who is attending the ongoing Lake Toba Summit (March 10-12) in
Medan, North Sumatra, had the occasion to visit a number of tsunami-hit
locations in Aceh on Friday.
On his arrival at Indonesia's Air Force base in Blang Bintang, Aceh
Besar district at about 7 a.m., Xanana was welcomed by Aceh's Acting
Governor Azwar Abubakar.
From the airbase, Xanana under tight escort proceeded to the Aceh
governor's official residence before visiting the hardest-hit area, Ulee
Lhue, and mass graveyard of tsunami victims in Siron village, Lambaro,
before returning to Medan, North Sumatra.
Xanana said his visit to Aceh was intended to show solidarity to the
Indonesian people, especially the Acehnese whose part of their areas were
stricken by the gigantic tsunami on December 26, 2004, leaving more than
200,000 people dead and no less than 400,000 missing.
Meanwhile on the same day, Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda and
entourage also visited disaster-hit locations and refugee camps in Aceh's
capital of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar district.
During his sojourn in Aceh, the Czech foreign minister in the company
of Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab and
Aceh's Acting Governor Azwar Abubakar provided relief assistance to
tsunami victims.
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