Indonesia, Portugal sign accord on E. Timor

Indonesia, Portugal sign accord on E. Timor

Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas (L) and Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama (R), along with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, sign a U.N.-brokered agreement on East Timor at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 5. The accord paves the way for an Aug. 8 vote on autonomy or independence in the former Portuguese colony. ==Kyodo

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