Precedence: bulk ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRESS CONFERENCE Date: Monday 16 August 1999 Time: 13:30 Place: Solidamor (Solidarity for Peace in East Timor) Jl Pramuka Jaya Sari No 9 Jakarta Pusat 10570 Tel: 4224079 Contact person: Coki Naispospos Senior ANC figures, Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim and Ms Thandi Modise (Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Deputy President of the ANC Women's League respectively) have just concluded a four day visit to East Timor to assess conditions on the ground ahead of the historic 30 August ballot and to meet with key East Timorese political and community leaders. Mr Ebrahim and Ms Modise will report back on their observations of the current situation in East Timor, progress made in the process of reconciliation and on their meeting with CNRT President, Xanana Gusmao. This is the first visit to East Timor of an ANC delegation and consolidates the goodwill and solidarity of the government of South Africa with the people of East Timor in addition to its concern with a peaceful resolution of the conflict. This preoccupation and solidarity was first expressed by former President Nelson Mandela at the time of his meeting with Xanana Gusmao in July 1997. ---------- SiaR WEBSITE: http://apchr.murdoch.edu.au/minihub/siarlist/maillist.html
