European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pace 8 the stars and stripes tuesday May 2,1989 Quayle meets cambodian rebel chief . Military Aid possibility not discussed with Sihanouk Jakarta. Indonesia a vice pics Idem Dan Quayle monday said he had a productive meeting with cambodian resistance Leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk but the two did not broach the subject of . Military Aid. It was a Good meeting Quayle said after the 45-Minule session with Siha Nouk. I had not met him before aides to the vice president arranged the meeting with Sihanouk after learning that the two would be in Jakarta at the same time. Quayle who arrived Here monday after five Days in Australia also held discussions throughout the Day with several indonesian officials including president Suharto and three human rights activists. Quayle said that in his meeting with Sihanouk he did not talk about the possibility of providing military assistance to cambodian resistance forces Al though that option is under consideration in the United slates. We talked about the process and moving the process Forward and what coalition May or May not be who the players arc and what some of the expectations would be the vice president told reporters. Cambodia s future and . Policy to Ward the country arc among the lop items on Quayle s Agenda during his 12 Day trip to the Pacific Region. Vietnam has said it plans to end its military occupation of its Southeast asian neighbor this fall. The United states supports having Sihanouk Lead an interim government until elections can be scheduled in Cambodia. Others jockeying to run the country in clude factions led by Hun sen. The head of the vietnamese puppet government in Cambodia the Khmer Rouge and an anti communist group headed by son Sann. Both Hun sen and son Sann were in Jakarta for meetings with Sihanouk. While the United states has yet to clearly define its policy toward cambo Dia Quayle and his aides have firmly rejected a takeover by the Khmer Rouge the chinese backed group that was responsible for killing As Many As 1.5 Mil lion people in the late 1970s. Sihanouk has called for an International conference in Paris that would de Vise an enforcement mechanism for the withdrawal of vietnamese troops and the transition toward an elected government. A senior aide to Quayle said that in his meetings with Suharto the vice presi Dent reiterated that the United states wants to follow the Lead of its asian Al lies in devising its policy toward cambo Dia. The Bush administration docs not want to do anything that is counterproductive said the aide who asked to re main Anonymous. A group of traditional indonesian dancers listens As vice president Dan Quayle Dell cars a speech to the american chamber of Commerce in Jakarta on monday. Quayle also discussed Trade with the indonesian Leader and said the United slates is interested in human rights is sues such As the situation in East timor a former portuguese Colony annexed by Indonesia in 1975. While the United states views Indonesia As a reliable ally it wants to Sec the government develop More openness on the political Side As Well As economically. Underscoring his commitment to human rights Quayle met with three local activists to hear their concerns. The vice president did not agree with All of the activists issues but he listened and received material about individual cases of alleged human rights abuses the aide said. More than 30 members of Congress asked the vice president last week to raise the human rights Issue with the indonesians especially to pursue reports that the country is holding As Many As 400 political prisoners. Quayle and his wife Marilyn leave for Singapore on tuesday before heading to Thailand and Alaska where he will View the cleanup operation from the devastating March 24 Oil spill of the Tanker Exxon Valdez. World today separated siamese twins in Vietnam improving Bangkok Thailand a siamese twins Viet and due arc doing Well six months after they were surgically separated in Vietnam s to Chi Minh City the official Vietnam news Agency reported sunday. The twins were Given Little Chance of survival after their operation which the report called the most complicated Ever performed in the coun try. The two Hoys about 7 years old were joined at the pc Kis had a single pair of legs and shared other major body parts. Due can now operate his wheelchair alone and go outside to enjoy the Sun each morning. He is also learning Reading writing painting and music. Viet the weaker of the two is slowly recovering from encephalitis and remains in intensive care. He recently underwent another skin graft operation. The twins were last reported staying at to do Hospital in to Chi Minh City formerly called Saigon. Nepal will allocate fuel to keep restaurants open Katmandu Nepal up Katmandu s restaurant owners monday said the government has assured them it will Supply aviation fuel As a replacement for kerosene to keep restaurants of crating. The nepalese government is giving tourist re lated businesses High priority for fuel supplies to reduce the Impact of a Trade embargo imposed by India on May 19 after the two nations were unable to reach agreement on extending or re placing their Trade pacts. Nepal has received no supplies of Indian fuel since March 23 and in an Effort to break the Indian embargo authorities have flown in sever Al thousand tons of diesel fuel from Bangladesh. A Efna Mese Sfa de government changes name Flag of Cambon Bangkok Thailand a the vietnamese in stalled government in Cambodia has changed the country s name and Flag in what appear to be Concilia tory moves toward the guerrilla resistance. And Premier Hun sen called on resistance Leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk to abandon his Khmer Rouge allies and join  the official cambodian news Agency spa quoted Hun sen on monday As promising that Sihanouk would have real Power if he returned to phenom penh Cambodia s capital. The comments made at a phenom penh news con Ference last saturday appeared tailored for this week s peace talks Between Sihanouk and Hun sen in Jakarta Indonesia. Hun sen stopped Over in Bangkok on his Way to Jakarta monday and told reporters the country s new name and other changes Are part of his government s concessions to help Settle the 10-year-old War. He said he was confident of Success in the talks with Sihanouk. Spa said that on sunday the National Assembly unanimously adopted amendments to the Constitution under which the name people s Republic of Kampuchea was changed to the state of  the National Flag Anthem and coat of arms also were reportedly changed. Hun sen described the changes As designed 1 the foundation for rallying All the nation s forces spa monitored in Bangkok also quoted Chilsim the Assembly s chairman As saying the Mcm wants were aimed at National reconciliation and Tapppa re sources for National reconstruction. T the amendments also conform to the trend our time namely shifting military confrontation to Dolente and peaceful settlement of All conflicts he toil the Assembly. The government was installed by vietnamese ii that invaded the country in late 1978. It is Battag a coalition of three guerrilla groups led by Sihanouk the groups include the Khmer Rouge and two non Lorn Munsil organizations. I diplomats say the changes to the Constitution i meant to strengthen the government s Domestic International support As it begins to confront the if Tance without vietnamese help. Vietnam announce Early april that it will withdraw All its troops by. 30 to encourage a political settlement among the Cam Bodian factions. J Sihanouk and other resistance officials have id Mandod not Only that the country s name and Fra must be changed but that the pro vietnamese govern ment must be dismantled. Bangladesh Tornado death toll passes 800 Dhaka Bangladesh a the death toll from the Tornado that ripped through Central Bangladesh passed 800 monday when searchers found 14 bodies in the ruins of houses and two other people died of injuries officials said. They said the bodies w Erc found in the District of a Nikanj 25 Miles Northwest of Dakar which bore the Brunt of the storm. At least two people critically injured by the Tornado died in Dhaka s medical College Hospital officials at the Tornado control room said. They spoke on Condi Tion of anonymity. The deaths increased the number of people killed to 802. At least 12,000 people were injured and 130,000 left homeless after the Tornado raged through Manik gang on wednesday night sending people houses Trees and electric poles flying. Residents say the storm May have caused More than1,000 deaths because Many people officially listed As missing arc feared  face shortages of drinking water food and medicines Rescue officials said. Diarrhoea May spread in an epidemic form unless the Supply of pure drinking water improves an offi Cial said. He said at least 100 people have been treated for  bodies lying in pools and Ponds have polluted the water said Relief worker Mohammad  least 300 Wells have been drilled in a Nikanj District to Supply Safe water and another 100 will be drilled in the next few Days officials said