HC Deb 27 March 2001 vol 365 cc613-4W
22. Mr. Best

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the prospects for elections in East Timor. [154109]

31. Helen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the prospects for elections in East Timor. [154118]

34. Ms Drown

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the prospect for elections in East Timor. [154121]

Mr. Battle

Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Head of the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), announced on 16 March that the first democratic election for an 88-member constituent Assembly will be held on 30 August 2001. These elections will mark a key stage in the transition towards an independent state, expected in early 2002.

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