Indonesian Govt Optimistic of Ending Maluku Conflicts Soon, XINHUA From: Xinhua (China) | Date: July 19, 2000 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Xinhua (China)

07-19-2000

The Indonesian government is optimistic that the communal bloodshed in
the country's Maluku and North Maluku provinces could be ended soon, a
senior official said.

"It takes time to control the situation. Hopefully, within next one
and a half month, the situation (in Maluku and North Maluku) could be controlled.
But to block the entering of outsiders and prevent gun smuggling will take
time," Minister of Defense J...

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