Highlights of the AAP National wire at 20:30 Feb 23, 1999 = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
02-23-1999
Highlights of the AAP National wire at 20:30 Feb 23, 1999 = 2

CANBERRA - A tolerant multicultural society and open political and financial system helped
Australia weather the Asian financial crisis and provided an example to the rest of the
region, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today. (SINGAPORE AUST ASIA, see also SINGAPORE
AUST)

NUSA DUA, Bali - East Timor, the foreign policy issue the Australian government sees as its
most challenging, will dominate a meeting here later today between Australian Foreign Minister
Alexander Downer and his Indonesian counterpart, Ali Alatas. (INDON TIMOR …