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Habibie, Gus Dur Gusmao praises
Habibie, Gus Dur
Gusmao praises Habibie for changing policy on East Timor
DARWIN, Australia, Oct 20 (AFP) - East Timorese leader
Xanana Gusmao praised outgoing Indonesian President B.J. Habibie for his "courage and
vision" in paving the way for independence for East Timor.
Gusmao, who is planning to return within a day or two to
East Timor for the first time in seven years, also praised the decision by the Indonesian
legislature's decision to support independence for East Timor.
"This decision will enable East Timor and Indonesia to
develop friendly and mutually beneficial relations as neighbour countries, each facing
major challenges on the eve of the new millennium," he said.
The Indonesian national assembly early Wednesday formally
accepted East Timor's vote for independence in the August 30 UN-organised ballot, clearing
the way for the creation of the world's newest nation.
It was Habibie who announced in January that the ballot on
self-determination would be held and that if the East Timorese voted against autonomy
under an Indonesian flag then he would let go of the territory invaded by Indonesia in
1975.
Gusmao Salutes 'Friend' Gus Dur's Election as
Indonesian President
Darwin, Australia, Oct. 20 (Lusa) - East Timorese leader
Xanana Gusmao Wednesday welcomed the Indonesian legislature's election of Gus Dur as the
country's president, calling him a "friend" and forecasting good relations
between the two peoples.
"I want to salute Gus Dur, my friend Gus Dur, as
president-elect. I wish him every success in leading Indonesia and great success in the
process of bringing democracy to the Indonesian people," Gusmao said in Darwin.
"With the new (Indonesian) government the relations
between the Timorese people and the Indonesian people will strengthen in cooperation and
good neighborliness," he added. -Lusa-
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