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Saturday, November 28, 1998 Published at 02:46 GMT
East Timor timetable slips
East Timorese students protest at allegations of Indonesian brutality
Portugal and Indonesia have ended their latest talks on the future of the disputed territory of East Timor without agreement, but will meet again early next year.
The United Nations' special representative at the talks in New York, Jamsheed Marker, said the two sides have gone a long way towards agreeing on a process of autonomy for East Timor put forward by the UN.
The next round of meetings has been scheduled for 1 - 5 February.
Mr Marker said he was not disappointed that the senior officials had failed to meet the deadline set by the two countries' foreign ministers in August.
"I think we've gone a long way towards the autonomy process," he said.
The envoy said that as part of his efforts to keep the momentum going he planned to be in Indonesia and East Timor from 16 December.
UN officials would travel to the territory in advance to explain the autonomy proposals to the local population.
The autonomy proposals have to be agreed on before a final status for the territory is decided.
East Timor which is a former Portugese colony, was invaded by Indonesian troops in 1975 and annexed a year later in a move that was never recognised by the UN.
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