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Indonesia to Hand Over East Timor to UN Within the Year

Strategic Insights

Oct 18, 1999 — 1 min read

Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas announced Tuesday that Indonesia would hand over East Timor to the United Nations as soon as possible, following the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) confirmation of the U.N.-sponsored ballot result on August 30. The exact timing of the handover will be discussed with the U.N., but it is expected to take place within the year. The handover follows a massive clash between pro-independence and anti-independence groups after the ballot result was announced, prompting the United Nations to send an international peace-keeping force to East Timor.

Key Takeaways:

Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas stated that Indonesia would hand over East Timor to the United Nations within the year, pending discussions with the U.N. on the exact timing.
The handover follows the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) confirmation of the U.N.-sponsored ballot result on August 30, which showed most of the East Timorese voted for independence.
East Timor, a former Portugal colony with a population of 800,000, was integrated into Indonesia in 1976 but never recognized by the United Nations.
The United Nations subsequently sent an international peace-keeping force to East Timor after a massive clash between pro-independence and anti-independence groups following the ballot result.
The status of East Timor after the handover is still uncertain, as Indonesia has not decided on the territory's independence.
The People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) Commission B agreed to a draft on ratification of the ballot result, but it has not been decided whether the assembly will ratify the draft.

Statistics:

Population of East Timor: 800,000
Date of the U.N.-sponsored ballot: August 30
Number of people boycotting the ballot: Not specified
Results of the ballot (number of people voting for independence): Not specified
Number of international peace-keeping forces deployed to East Timor: Not specified

Sources:

XINHUA - "Indonesian FM: Indonesia to hand over East Timor to UN within the year"
COMTEX (http://www.comtexnews.com) - News Provided by COMTEX

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