B4-0372, 0379, 0391, 0403 and 0414/94

Resolution on the situation in East Timor

The European Parliament,

A.having regard to the violent repression by the Indonesian army of occupation against Timorese demonstrators who, in Dili, were marking the third anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre and fighting for self-determination and for human rights,

B.whereas the repressive measures resulted in several deaths, with measures needing to be taken to avoid further fatalities,

C.having regard to the peaceful demonstration within the US Embassy by students protesting against Indonesia's illegal occupation of East Timor,

D.having regard to its previous resolutions on East Timor and on human rights violations by the Indonesian dictatorship and Indonesia's refusal to comply with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council,

E.regretting the fact that the human rights situation in Indonesia has been exacerbated by 'Operation Cleansing' in the run-up to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit which ended yesterday,

F.regretting the fact that some EU Member States, especially the UK and Germany, are still selling arms to Indonesia,

G.whereas the Indonesian army plays a dominant role in suppressing the populations of East Timor, Acheh and Irian Jaya and is at the same time a powerful political force within Indonesian society,

1.Condemns once again the behaviour of the Indonesian armed forces and security services and expresses its concern at the atmosphere obtaining in East Timor, with the manifest and continuing refusal of the population to accept occupation by Indonesia;

2.Expresses its support for the people of East Timor and calls for the recognition of its right to self-determination and independence, as well as for the release of Xanana Gusm o and all political prisoners;

3.Pledges its full support for the recommendations to the Government of Indonesia set out in the Amnesty International report entitled 'Power and Impunity';

4.Urges the Council of the EU, under the CFSP, to take firm and immediate measures to help solve the problem based on negotiations, under the aegis of the UN, including representatives of the East Timor resistance movement and by means of a free and fair referendum, and calls on it to inform Parliament of its actions;

5.Urges the Member State governments to halt all military aid and arms sales to Indonesia, and urges the EU to suspend all economic cooperation measures with the Indonesian Government for as long as it persists with its illegal occupation and repression;

6.Calls on the Commission to investigate fully the alleged link between aid and arms from the Government of the United Kingdom and to propose a regulation that would prevent such a linkage in future, as permitted under the EC Treaty (Title XVII, Article 130x) which allows the Commission to 'take any useful initiative' to promote the coordination of the development policies of the Member States and their development aid programmes;

7.Calls on the member countries of the APEC meeting in Jakarta to condemn Indonesia's stance on Jakarta;

8.Reiterates its view that a parliamentary delegation should be sent to East Timor;

9.Instructs it President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the UN Secretary-General, the Governments of Portugal and Indonesia, the member countries of APEC and to the unitary structures of the Timorese resistance movement.