Francesc Vendrell in Conversation: East Timor from Annexation to Independence

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article is a transcript of a conversation between Francesc Vendrell, the former UN and EU meditator who dealt with many conflicts, particularly in Afghanistan and East Timor, and David Loyn, visiting Senior Fellow in the War Studies Department at King's College London, and a former BBC Bureau Chief in South Asia and correspondent to Afghanistan. This conversation, which took place in 2019, focuses on Vendrell's role in the East Timor situation from the time of its annexation by Indonesia, to his role in mediating its independence following the 1999 referendum.