§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts concerning the imposing of an arms embargo in Indonesia. [132541]
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§ Mr. BattleThe EU Presidency declaration of 17 January made clear that the EU would continue to follow closely events in Indonesia and strictly implement the EU Code of Conduct on arms exports. We regularly discuss the situation in Indonesia with EU partners. EU Ambassadors in Jakarta recently made a joint demarche to President Wahid on 17 July covering the situation in Maluka.
Separately, the UK has made quite clear that Indonesia is on notice that we will move within the EU to reimpose restrictive measures, if we see a repetition of the type of state-sponsored violence perpetrated in East Timor. We are closely monitoring the situation in the provinces of Indonesia.