Jakarta – Vice President Hamzah Haz expressed on Monday his sympathy over the Seroja fighters' frustration at President Megawati Soekarnoputri's visit to East Timor, but reminded the nation to move forward and to not only look at the past, reportssaid.

"Their [Seroja veterans] disappointment is understandable, but let us remember that we must not keep looking at the past but also to the future," Hamzah said, at the vice presidential palacein Central Jakarta, as quoted by Antara.

There have been calls for the government to provide generous compensation to the Seroja fighters and their families, as well as resolving Indonesian assets in East Timor.

"We will look into the state's financial condition. If it is possible, we will certainly consider it [compensation for the Seroja fighters]," Hamzah said, adding the government is alsoworking on sorting out the distribution of national assets in the former province.