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Megawati confirms attendance at East Timor independence celebrations
The Indonesian government has confirmed that President Megawati Sukarnoputri will attend East Timor's independence celebrations on Sunday night.
A foreign ministry spokesman in Jakarta told journalists she'll be in Dili for four hours, arriving at 10 p.m. local time on Sundayon and departing Dili at 2 a.m.
The formal independence celebrations peak at midnight.
It's also reported that East Timor's independence leader Xanana Gusmao will accompany President Megawati when she pays homage at a cemetery of Indonesian soldiers who died during the country's 24-year occupation.
Others to be guests at the independence ceremonies include U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Australian Prime Minister John Howard.
15/05/2002 13:09:01 | ABC Radio Australia News
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