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	East Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia comprising the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave of East Timor on the northwestern side of the island, surrounded by Indonesian West Timor.
		Timor was incorporated into Chinese and Indian trading networks of the 14th Century as an exporter of aromatic sandalwood, slaves, honey and wax.
		Timor Sea petroleum resources were divided between Indonesia and Australia by the Timor Gap Treaty in 1989,[13] which established guidelines for joint exploitation of seabed resources in the area of the "gap" left by then-Portuguese Timor in the maritime boundary agreed between the two countries in 1972.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timor_Leste (3504 words)

	Foreign relations of East Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		East Timor being a new country has begun to intiate foreign relations with the rest of the global community.
		East Timor is the only country in Southeast Asia that is not a member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
		Being the only two predominantly Christian nations in Asia, relations with the Philippines became very positive as soon as East Timor was multilaterally recognized as an independent state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_East_Timor (303 words)

	East Timor (Timor Leste)
		The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste or East Timor is a nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, a political exclave of East Timor situated on the western side of the island, surrounded by West Timor.
		Timor is the Malay word for "Orient" and the island of Timor is part of the Indonesian archipelago and the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
		Timor inherited no permanent maritime boundaries when it attained independence, and the Government of East Timor is seeking to negotiate a boundary with Australia to a point halfway between it and Australia.
	creekin.net /n56-east-timor-timor-leste-.html (1665 words)

	The EU's relations with East Timor - Overview
		On 8 April 2005, Indonesia and Timor Leste signed a symbolic border agreement, clarifying 96 per cent of their mutual frontiers, removing one of the last obstacles to reconciliation between Jakarta and the territory it occupied for almost quarter of a century.
		Poverty and unemployment are widespread in Timor Leste.
		Timor Leste is one of the poorest countries in the world and the poorest nation in Asia.
	europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/east_timor (850 words)

	Timor's Foreign Policy
		As Timor Lorosa'e moves to independence on 20 May, Timorese leaders are moving to develop a new foreign policy for the independent nation.
		Fernando de Araujo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke on "The Future of East Timor's Foreign Policy" to the ANU East Timor Forum in Canberra on 11 March 2002.
		East Timor's foreign policy is to solve the poverty problems and the social problems and the security problems in East Timor.
	www.etan.org /et2002b/april/14-20/15tforei.htm (1124 words)

	The Brownstone Journal
		Soon after East Timor gained independence from Portuguese colonial authority in 1974, the nation's development of a Marxist-leaning government worried Suharto's regime in Indonesia, leading to Indonesia's brutal 1975 invasion and annexation of the nascent state.
		Also, the Timor Sea Treaty to develop resources was negotiated when Timor-Leste was under the control of the UNTAET, which imposed financial austerity measures to try and curb immediate wasteful spending of the endowment surplus (Seymour).
		He argues that, for new democracies, having neighbors who are democratic themselves and who favor the existence of the democratic regimes in other countries, having close relations with existing democratic governments, and being influenced by democratic countries are critical to their survival (Huntington 1991, 274).
	www.bu.edu /brownstone/issues/12/bryan.html (3292 words)

	East Timor: Country Strategy Paper 2002-2006
		East Timor is emerging from the transitional phase of its separation from Indonesia that began in earnest with the referendum vote for independence in August 1999.
		Since East Timor is a least-developed, small, isolated, island and is a new nation, the creation of a sustainable economic base poses a daunting challenge.
		Given East Timor's low levels of education and of institutional development, and its ongoing transition to becoming a newly independent nation all programmes should include training and capacity building (particularly in the public administrations).
	europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/east_timor/csp (731 words)

	STATEMENTS TO SECURITY COUNCIL PLENARY ON TIMOR-LESTE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Before the Council was the Secretary-General’s progress report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET), dated 18 February 2005 and covering the period since 16 November 2004, when the Council adopted resolution 1573 extending the Mission’s mandate until 20 May 2005.
		JOSE RAMOS-HORTA, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste, offered condolences to Bangladesh and the families of the victims for the brutal murder of its peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
		He was, however, concerned that the delineation of the land border was unlikely to be finished by May and that there continued to be incidents, including the incursion of an armed ex-militia group last month.
	i-newswire.com /goprint8510.html (2784 words)

	AnthroGlobe Bibliography: East Timor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Outlines of the Anthropology of the Timor Archipelago.
		Clark, Roger S. Timor Gap: The Legality of the "Treaty on the Zone of cooperation in an Area between the Indonesian Province of East Timor and Northern Australia." In East Timor at the Crossroads: The Forging of a Nation.
		The Impact of the Indonesian Annexation on the Role of the Catholic Church in East Timor, 1976-95.
	www.geocities.com /alextilman/biblio_etimor.htm (2541 words)

	Timor-Leste International Monitoring June 4, 2004
		Timor's main economic and political bugbear is generally considered to be its ongoing dispute with Australia over the two nations` common maritime frontier and the consequent division of petroleum revenues.
		Australia is pressing Timor to accept sea borders that Canberra agreed with Indonesia before Dili`s independence, a division of the two nations` shared offshore oil resources that is considered unjust by the Timorese government and in breach of international law.
		Indonesia's relations with Timor, which it annexed and occupied after Portugal`s pullout from its former colony in 1975, "are very good and improving", noted Alatas.
	www.etan.org /et2004/june/01-07/04tlintl.htm (1268 words)

	ASIAVIEWS - ASIAN NEWS
		What became a problem was the report’s recommendations to the Timor Leste government that an international court bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes against humanity.
		In such a situation, Timor Leste’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ramos Horta understands that Xanana’s report to the UN was bound to trigger a controversy with Indonesia.
		But Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda said the cancellation of the meeting was not a result of the blistering report.
	www.asiaviews.org /?content=432fdftretrw3re&story=20060201214952 (1009 words)

	Statements to security council meeting on timor-leste
		Regarding relations with Indonesia, he was pleased that they had continued to improve and that the parties had made gains in respect of the demarcation of the land border.
		The successful holding and completion of local elections, the preparation of the presidential and parliamentary elections, and the adoption of key legislation manifested that the process to create a functioning democracy was on the right track in a country that gained its independence just four years ago.
		In addition, he highly appreciated the improving relations between Timor-Leste and Indonesia, as well as the progress made in the negotiations for finalizing the delineation of the remaining land border.
	www.nieuwsbank.nl /en/2006/01/23/f019.htm (5562 words)

	Timor - Leste \| Z
		East Timor's ambassador to the United Nations says his country is unlikely to seek the prosecution of Indonesian military officers accused of widespread human rights abuses in a UN report.
		But East Timor's ambassador to the UN, Jose Luis Guterres, played down the likely impact, saying much of what is in the report was known and should not harm the good relations between his government and Indonesia.
		According to a UN report this week on the death toll in East Timor, during the two decades of Indonesian military occupation starvation was used as a means of exterminating the population.
	blog.zmag.org /index.php/weblog/entry/timor_leste (7238 words)

	The Permanent Mission of Algeria to the U.N. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In recent months, Timor-Leste has achieved considerable progress in all areas related to nation¬building and the creation of the infrastructure and conditions required for the harmonious functioning of the State.
		Relations between Timor-Leste and neighbouring countries, in particular Indonesia, remain an essential factor in the current phase of the consolidation of the neighbours, in particular Indonesia.
		In that context, we hope that the two parties will soon reach agreement on the final delimitation of their land borders, in the light of the importance of such an agreement for their security and for the stability of the region as a whole.
	www.algeria-un.org /?doc=2146 (504 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Timor-Leste President requests UN SC to establish UN political office to ...
		Although that situation had improved with the recruitment of foreign jurists, Timor-Leste would continue to require international assistance for a long time to come if it was to offer its people an independent and credible judiciary.
		On 12 January the Foreign Ministers had signed an historic agreement that provided a 50-50 share of the oil and gas resources in the Greater Sunrise area, one of the richest in the entire Asia-Pacific region, and a 50-year moratorium on the maritime boundary, without prejudice to sovereign claims.
		Although that situation had improved somewhat with the recruitment of a number of foreign jurists, the reality was that, for a long time to come, Timor-Leste would continue to require international assistance in that sector if it were to offer its people an independent and credible judiciary.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6LC2Q3?OpenDocument (9499 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Timor-Leste: Speeches(English)
		We are working to continue to strengthen relations with Indonesia, in particular to develop trade and economic cooperation between Timor-Leste and Eastern Indonesia, the islands, the provinces that are nearest to East Timor.
		What Timor offers is, yes, the lesson of Timor is a lesson of hope, a lesson of partnership, of collaborative effort of people of goodwill in governments and outside.
		Because in the end, the success story of East Timor, yes, is tremendously due to the UN but also to the ability of the Timorese people to bury the violence and the past.
	www.mfac.gov.tp /media/spc021129.html (4461 words)

	East Timor, Indonesian Relations Turn Rocky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It was prepared by the Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation in East Timor, or CAVR, which is funded by donor nations.
		Foreign Ministry spokesman Yuri Thamrin says Jakarta is confident the meeting will put relations back on a smoother path, although no date has been set.
		Indonesia and East Timor have held tribunals on the violence that surrounded the independence vote.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-02-03-voa11.cfm (518 words)

	East Timor (07/06)
		East Timor is located in Southeast Asia, on the southernmost edge of the Indonesian archipelago, northwest of Australia.
		The United States is coordinating closely with members of the Core Group on East Timor (Australia, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, and the United Kingdom) and the EU on a proposed successor UN mission to UNOTIL after its mandate expires on August 20.
		East Timor's foreign policy has placed a high priority on its relationships with Indonesia; regional friends such as Malaysia and Singapore; and donors such as Australia, the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Portugal.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35878.htm (2937 words)

	East Timor and U.S. Foreign Policy
		On behalf of the East Timor Action Network I would like to welcome you all here and say a special thank you to the co-sponsors of this event, which is WBAI Pacifica radio (that's why they were allowed to set this up) and the Modern Times magazine.
		He was expelled from East Timor in early November while taking part in an international delegation to commemorate the fourth anniversary of this 1991 massacre that you just heard about.
		And this, bringing them to American universities and setting up good relations with them, also made it easier, he explained, to provide them with further material aid and support when they were, at last, able to act on their announced program.
	www.zmag.org /chomsky/talks/9512-timor-etan.html (11615 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, East Timor: Local Page (English)
		President Gusmão on his term said that the reason for the US warning was due to the conflicts caused by "many groups" and that this problem could stop foreign investment in the country.
		According to Timor Post the bill was approved by 66 votes in favor, 11 against and 1 abstention.
		Timor Post also reported the commemoration of Dili's National Hospital's second anniversary and the renaming of the "National Hospital" to the "Guido Valadares Hospital" as reported in STL.
	www.mfac.gov.tp /localnews/local030630.html (798 words)

	East Timor - Focus on Human Rights, 2002
		Those guilty of human rights abuses in East Timor could be brought to justice before a new ad hoc international tribunal, before the courts of Indonesia, or before the courts of other countries.
		The violence in East Timor on April 17 was sparked by a rally of an estimated 3,000 pro-Indonesia militia members on the grounds of the East Timor governor's office in the capital, Dili.
		The rally was attended by the governor, Abilio Soares, senior military officers, and the district heads of East Timor's thirteen districts.
	www.hrw.org /campaigns/timor (1901 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Overall situation in Timor-Leste calm, but security of UN personnel remains ...
		Revenues from Timor Sea oil and gas resources had started to flow, and the Government had drawn up legislation to realize the effective management of petroleum resources for the benefit of current and future generations.
		The UNOTIL had assigned six human rights officers to six national State institutions, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Interior and Defence, in order to strengthen their capacity to protect and promote human rights at all levels.
		In this connection, the Secretary-General appeals to the Governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia, and to the international community as a whole, to ensure that all those responsible for the serious crimes committed in 1999 are held accountable, so as to respond to the desire for justice of all those affected by the violence.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6FQQ4U?OpenDocument (1813 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Timor Leste Country Paper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The UN Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) was authorised to conduct the ballot.
		In December 2004, the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia and Timor-Leste announced their governments’ intention to establish a Truth and Friendship Commission, which will, in the words of Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Ramos-Horta, “study the experiences of the past so as to strengthen ties between the two countries”.
		Timor-Leste’s reliance on foreign aid is projected to reduce from 2007 when significant royalties and tax revenues from the Timor Sea oil and gas reserves are expected to come on stream.
	www.mfat.govt.nz /foreign/regions/sea/countrypapers/timorlestepaper.html (3939 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Critics blast Australia-Timor Leste gas deal
		ISN SECURITY WATCH (02/12/2005) - Critics of a deal between Australia and Timor Leste on disputed undersea oil and gas reserves say Asia's poorest nation is giving away too much in exchange for too little.
		Although no details of the deal were given, the negotiations were said to be progressing along the line that Timor Leste would give up its claim to the seabed boundary for 50 years in exchange for 90 per cent of royalties from the Joint Petroleum Development Area.
		But Skinner of ETAN said because of its size and poverty, Timor Leste had few choices other than to give in to the deal and was pressured by the oil companies and the Australian government.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?id=13713 (823 words)

	Timor-Leste Local Media Monitoring
		The head of the Indonesian mission in Timor-Leste, Fauzi Bustani, said that relations between Timor-Leste and Indonesia are growing steadily, pointing to the high number of official visits to both countries.
		In the long run this is the best path to self-sufficiency, but East Timor does have one resource which could help break the poverty cycle in the near term: there are vast oil and natural gas fields off the coast in the Timor Sea, between East Timor and Australia.
		Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer recently advised East Timor to calm down and ?think about the bilateral relationship and make sure they negotiate with an eye to international law?.
	www.etan.org /et2004/may/22/26localm.htm (529 words)

	Prime Minister and Cabinet, Timor-Leste Goverment - Media Releases
		The World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz, and the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, praised the development policies of the Timor-Leste Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, in meetings on Monday, 26 September, in Washington.
		The goal of this US fund is to fight poverty around the world by supporting those countries that demonstrate good governance, strong democracy and transparency.
		The Prime Minister briefed Condoleezza Rice about the negotiations with Australia on the maritime boundaries and the Timor Sea exploration.
	www.primeministerandcabinet.gov.tp /27sep05.htm (649 words)

	Timor Leste (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The first meeting of the Joint Ministerial Commission for Bilateral Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was held in Jakarta on 7-8 October 2002.
		Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, Timor-Leste’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation led their respective delegations.
		The Joint Commission discussed ways of addressing the residual problems between both countries, as well as boosting bilateral relations through new areas of cooperation on the basis of reconciliation, mutual respect and a forward-looking stance.
	www.indonesiamission-ny.org /press/pr100902.htm (232 words)

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