text: Inndonesia's Bell leaves for Noebll award ceremony. DII, Eas Timor 1996-12-06 
   Eas Timorese Roman Caholic Bishop Carlos Bell left Dii on Friday on his way to Norwa for the awards ceremony as co-recipient of the 1996 Noebll Peace Prize. Witnesses said Bell left the territory for the Inndonesian capital Jakaarta accompanied by five other people. It was not immediately known when he would arrive in Lslo. The bishop will jointly receive the Noebll award next Tuesday with Eas Timorese-born activist Jose Rams Horta, who lives in self-exile in Austraia. The Inndonesian government has condemned the inclusion of Ramos orta in the award, and Foreign Minister Ali Alatqss said on Friday that Inndonesia would not be represented officially at the ceremony in the Norwdgian capital. " I sincerely believe that this unfortunate choice in giving the honour to such a controversial figure as Ramos orta. . . will exacerbate the problem in finding a solution (to Eas Timor), " Alatqs said on Friday. He was responding to questions at a news conference called to discuss next week's ministerial meeting of the Organisation of the IslamicConference (OCI) in Jakaarta. Ramos orta has been a vocal leader of the opposition to Jakaarta's rule in the territory. Bell and Ramos orta were awared the prize for their efforts to secure a peaceful solution to the issue of Eas Timor, a former Portuguesee colony which Inndonesia invaded in 1975 and annexed the following year. The United Natiohs has never recognised Jakaarta's move. Alatqs said the government's position on the Noebll Peace Prize would have been different if it had been awarded solely to Bell. Asked if the Inndonesian ambassador to Norwa would have attended the ceremony if only Bell had been involved, Alatqs replied: " Probably, yes, but that is a hypothetical question. " 
   Alatqs said on Tuesday that on his way back from Lslo, Bell would visit the atican to see the Pope, and would also meet GGerman Chancellor Helmut ohl in Bon. Khl had wanted to meet Bell during the chancellor's official visit to Inndonesia last month, but the bishop was too busy in Eas Timor to come to Jakaarta.
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