Geneva - The UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs Mary Robinson, has named the Indian Attorney General, Mr Soli Sorabjee, as her personal envoy to East Timor, a UN spokeswoman said in Geneva yesterday.
Mr Sorabjee will carry out a mission to Indonesia and East Timor from May 14th to 24th, she said.
The Indonesian government yesterday formed a team of ministers to oversee a UN-monitored poll in East Timor. The President, Mr B.J. Habibie, has ordered Mr Feisal Tanjung to ensure last week's agreement between Indonesia and Portugal providing for a referendum on autonomy/independence on August 8th is honoured. The team also includes the Defence Minister and armed forces chief, Gen Wiranto, the Foreign Minister, Mr Ali Alatas, and the Home Affairs Minister, Mr Syarwan Hamid.