§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will meet his counterpart in the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia to discuss the situation in East Timor. [81709]
§ Mr. FatchettWe are in regular contact with the Australian government about East Timor. I will be doing so again following my visit to Indonesia and East Timor this week.
§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement concerning reports of a massacre of Timorese people by armed civilians on 16 and 17 April. [81710]
§ Mr. FatchettWe are appalled at the recent killings in East Timor. We have called on the Indonesian government to rein in the militias. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister sent a strong message to President Habibie on 19 April. The violence must not be allowed to derail the UN process at this crucial time.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the Indonesian Government following the recent killing of people in East Timor by soldiers of the Indonesian Government. [81896]
§ Mr. Fatchett[holding answer 23 April 1999]: We are appalled at the recent killings in East Timor. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister sent a strong message to President Habibie on 19 April.