No deal: Jakarta rebuffs Lisbon's initiative on Timor

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President Suharto of Indonesia rebuffed an overture by Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres at the 1996 Asia-Europe summit in Bangkok, leaving the conflict over East Timor's future simmering. The words were the first exchanged by heads of those two states since Indonesia annexed E Timor in 1976. They may also have signaled Guterres' effort to depart from the path of former Portuguese President Marion Soares, showing activity to the Timor lobby at home while keeping the issue subdued to please European Union heads.

Portuguese foreign relations, Portugal, Indonesian foreign relations

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Good offices: Nelson Mandela tries to help Jakarta on East Timor

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There is a growing rapport between President Suharto of Indonesia and South African President Nelson Mandela and this was evident during their recent meeting. Mandela has been pushing for a solution to the long-standing East Timor issue and has urged Suharto to release Jose Alexandre Xanana Gusmao, the jailed leader of East Timor's Fretlin resistance. Gusmao was jailed for his part in the campaign against the former Portuguese colony.

International relations

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