| Subject: Detik: E Timor still lacks funds
to reimburse Jakarta says Indonesian envoy
East Timor still lacks funds to reimburse Jakarta says Indonesian envoy
March 21, 2005 6:59am Asia Intelligence Wire
Excerpt from report by Indonesian Detikcom web site on 21 March
Kupang: The Government of East Timor still did not have enough funds to
reimburse the Indonesian government, state owned enterprises, and private
Indonesian citizens for assets left behind in East Timor, following the
1999 ballot on independence. Despite the current situation, Indonesia
would continue to make attempts to receive full restitution when the East
Timorese economy returned to normal.
The Indonesian ambassador to East Timor, Ahmad Bey Sofwan, stated on
Saturday (19 March), that following the formation of the Truth and
Friendship Commission, he hoped that discussions could take place, leading
to the full restitution of Indonesian assets. "The Indonesian
government is continually making efforts [to receive restitution], but
East Timor's economy is not as yet stable. From where are they going to
obtain the funds to reimburse Indonesia?" said the ambassador, while
accompanying the East Timor Minister for Transport, Communications and
Public Works, Ovidio de Jesus Amaral, to a meeting with the East Nusa
Tenggara (NTT) Governor, Piet A Tallo. [passage omitted]
Source: Detikcom web site, Jakarta, in Indonesian 21 Mar 05
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