Word: jakarta
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After a week-long diplomatic gavotte over protocol, representatives of the four factions in Cambodia's civil war were all present in Jakarta last weekend. On hand were Prime Minister Hun Sen and leaders of two of the three guerrilla armies fighting to overthrow him: Son Sann and Khieu Samphan of the infamous Khmer Rouge. The third, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, pleaded a last- minute illness and sent a stand...
...gathering was to consider a maddeningly complex peace proposal put forth last month by the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council that requires approval by all the Cambodian "parties" before it can go into effect. The main item on the Jakarta agenda was the plan's call for creation of a Supreme National Council intended to symbolize Cambodian nationhood during a long transition to peace...
...some, the prospects for ending the war seem brighter than they have in a long time. Not only were the Cambodian parties due to begin talking again in Jakarta, but Secretary of State James Baker disclosed that the U.S. had agreed to engage in direct diplomatic contact with representatives of the Hun Sen government. Still, many observers remain pessimistic. "An international agreement on Cambodia does not equal an internal agreement," said Shafiq Fit Abdullah of the Institute of Strategic International Affairs in Kuala Lumpur. To get that, at least six steps -- each problematic at best -- must be taken before...
...four factions succeed in drawing up plans for the supreme council when they meet this month in Jakarta, the U.N. plan would be put before the General Assembly for a vote. The agreement, which signals an end of superpower sponsorship of the warring groups, could be the most compelling argument...
...five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. Under some of these plans, the Khmer Rouge would even be permitted to serve in an interim coalition, pending elections. In all of them, Pol Pot's party has been given effective veto power -- with predictable results. A peace conference in Jakarta earlier this year failed basically because of Khmer Rouge opposition. Says Cambodia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Sok An: "If the international community continues to allow the Khmer Rouge to thwart the will of the conference, then we cannot have an agreement...