Tamba saida maka Mari Alkatiri hakbesik ba PKS?

Quinta-feira, 24 de Março de 2011

Dili,Aileba Lian (AL). Mari Alkatiri nudar Sekretariu Jeral partidu Fretilin/Revolucionariu hakbesik an ba PKS,partidu ne'ebe maka orientasaun ne'e islam no basis ne'e iha massa Islam.

Razaun barak konaba ligasaun Mari Alkatiri ho partidu PKS,hanesan foin dadaun ne'e,Mari Alkatiri husu atu PKS bele mai tuir kongresu Partidu Fretilin iha fulan Setembru tinan ne'e,tuir noticias nebe maka fo sai husi Jornal Kompas.com, katak: "Selain ingin menjalin komunikasi dengan PKS, mantan Perdana Menteri Timor Leste itu juga menyampaikan undangan kepada PKS untuk menghadiri Kongres Partai Fretilin yang akan berlangsung pada September 2011 di Timor Leste(Kompas.com,02/03/2011)".

Intensaun Mari Alkatiri hakarak harii komunikasaun politika ho partidu sira hotu,laos deit bazis Islam maibe partidu sira bazis nasionalis. Maibe relasaun Mari Alkatiri ho PKS laos foin dala ida ne'e maka ba vizita maibe iha tinan 2007 wainhira iha oposisaun mos Mari ba vizita ona PKS, hakerek Kompas.com,"Kunjungan Alkatiri ke PKS ini merupakan kunjungan yang kedua. Sebelumnya, tahun 2007, Mari juga pernah mengunjungi ke DPP PKS (idem)".

Publiku mos husu no litik? Tamba saida maka Mari Alkatiri ba harii relasaun diak ho PKS?Partidu bazis Islam no ninia ligasaun besik ho FPI ne'ebe oras ne'e dadaun sai nudar problema ba NKRI rasik? 

 

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Jerasaun Foun Sai PR Horta: Lapresiza Ema Mestradu...

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… Maibe iha Mentalidade Politika Diak
MIRO NASCIMENTO – SUARA TIMOR LOROSAE – 24 marsu 2011

DILI - Prezidenti Republika Jose Ramos horta hatete Jersaun foun ne’ebe sai Prezidenti Republika, la presiza ema ne’ebe hasai Kursu Mestradu, maibe tenki ema ida ne’ebe iha mentalidade Politika diak, atu nune’e bele Ukun Nasaun ida ne’e .

Prezidenti Horte hatete Enkuantu koalia kona ba preparasaun ba Lideransa buat sira ne’emaka halo parte. Lideransa laharuka ba eskola ka Bele iha mestradu bo’ot no bele iha Phd bo’ot ida, bele matenek tur iha Universidade hakerek livru, maibe laiha karik kualidade atu lidera politikamente.

Ne’e bele dehan ema ne’e sientista bo’ot ida maibe sientista ne’e iha deit Komputador oin no Nia sai mai liur atu koalia ho ema nia maka bilan hela Kualidade lideransa ne’e oinseluk, Bele PSD bele Mestradu oi-oin maibe se laiha mentalidade politika ida diak maka sei la halo buat ida.

“Ita hare maun bo’ot Xanana nia laiha Phd ho maun bo’ot Taur Matan Ruak maibe matenek tebes liu fali ema hotu-hotu ne’ebe iha Phd ho Master ne’e. Enkuantu lideransa ne’e ita bele hatete natural, mai duni husi ita ida-idak, se iha ona kualidade natural entaun ita bele dezenvove diak liutan halo klean liu tan atravez formasaun.

Se laiha kualidade natural bele iha kursu oi-oin maibe nia labele halo komunikasaun ho masas, organiza massa para atu tuir nia”,hatete Horta ba Horta ba Jornalista iha Palasiu PR Kinta (24/04).

Horta hatutan Relasaun ho asuntu ida ne’e maka iha tinan kotuk, sira halo enkontru entre lideransa 75 sira hodi hare oinsa para dudu jerasaun foun sira atu ukun rai ida ne’e.

“Ami kolia ona iha tinan kotuk liu ba Sr. PM Maun bo’ot Xanana Gusmão, hau rasik, Maun bo’ot Mari Alkatiri, Lu-olo, Mari Crascalão, Amu Bispo Bazilio, ami halo inisiativa ida ne’e no ideia ne’e mai husi Dr. Mari Alkatiri, ami halibur aan para koalia oinsa bele tulun no tane jerasaun foun para simu sira nia Direitu, todan atu tau matan ba nasaun ne’e”,tenik Horta.

Horta Akresenta Ne’e la signifika katak sira halo tiha ona desijaun ida iha Maubisi, ne’ lae, tanba tranjisaun lideransa ba jerasaun foun ne’e, prosesu ida lao nineik maibe ne’e hahu tiha ona laos foin agora.

“Ita hare iha parlamentu iha governu, jerasaun foun barak maka iha ne’eba, ne’e hanesan sira nia oportunidade. Oportunidade ida ne’ebe hau rasik nudar Prezidenti republika fo ba AMP. Ita hare AMP sei lubuk ida joven laos jerasaun 75”,komfesa tan Nia.

Enkuantu tuir Xefi Estadu iha tinan 5 nia laran Gvernu AMP iha Parlamentu, iha Partidu CNRT, PSD, PD para hatudu sira nia matenek no komitmentu.

Enkuantu tinan 5 nia laran ne’e hanesan tiha ona oportunidade ida eskola bo’ot ida para hatudu sira nia matenek, sira nia komitmentu, Prosesu ne’e lao nafatin, kontinua.

“Tinan foun ne’e mai elisaun ita sei hare, se povu fiar se, iha partidu ida ne’ebe hakrak entrega nasaun ne’e nia destinu ba se los, grupu ida ne’ebe ne’e povu maka hatene. Nudar Prezidenti republika no ami nudar lider 75 ami hakarak ami nia kualidade ne’ebe iha karik, bele partilla ka fahe ho jerasaun foun”,hatete tan Prezidenti.

Maibe katak Horta jerasaun foun maka ida-idak tenki hatudu nia matenek, nia kbit para povu bele fo komfiansa ba sira, Prosesu ida ne’ebe pozetivu tebes.

Horta fo Ezemplu fulan agostu ne’e mai FRETILIN atu halo elisaun direta ba Prezidenti ho sekretariu jeral. Signifika ne’e membrus militantes rezistadus partidu nian ida-idak bele aprezenta an nudar kandidatu ba Prezidenti ba sekretariu jeral partidu nian, laos ona kongresu maka vota ba lista ida ne’e kompletamente ebertu”,dehan tan Xefi Estadu.

“Hau hanoin prosesu ida ne’ebe hatudu maturidade politika Prtidu nian, no ne’e mos henesan eskola politiku ida ba sira. Se partidu sira seluk iha kondisoens atu halo ne’e diak liu tan”,tenik Horta.

Kestaun hanesan reforsa husi lider istoriku seluk, Mari Alkatiri katak inkontru ne’e importante tamba sira hare ba esperensia rejistensia to’o mai governasaun hodi tenta atu halo balansu hodi hare saida maka sala no saida maka los tau hamutuk hodi hare lideransa foun.

“Ne’e interese nasional. Ami la koalia hare interese partidu nian. Maske depois ida ne’e partidu ida-idak bele tenke mos asumi politika ne’ebe bele fo vantazen ba nasaun foun ida ne’e. maibe iha kestaun ne’e ami hare katak importante duni atu preparasaun jerasaun ne’ebe forte ba ita nia nasaun,” komenta Alkatiri iha fatin hanesan.

Tuir nia katak ida ne’e hanesan primeira reniaun ne’ebe sei iha tan sigunda reniaun hodi sei konvoka tan maluk sira seluk husi parte intelektual akademiku, hodi iha final sei iha dokumentus ida ne’ebe balansu.

“Reniaun ne’e laos atu foti desizaun mas atu fo kontribuisaun ba ita hotu atu hanoin halo nusa maka ita bele hetan lideranaa ida ne’ebe bele halo povu tomak kontente,”argumenta Alkatiri.

Entretantu Akademiku Universidade Timor Loro sa’e Jacinto Marsal hatete nia konkorda ho opiniaun Prezidenti nian, tanba tuir nia atu sai Lideransa lahare ba nia Bekroun Estudu. Maibe principal maka Ema ne’e tenki iha maturidade Politika ne’ebe diak para lori Nasaun ba oin.

Kestaun hanesan mai husi Joselino Carvalho katak atu sai preziedenti laos Buat ida fasil ne’eduni tenki ema ida ne’ebe matenek duni, matenek laos katak tenki hasai kursu mastradu, maibe matenek ida ne’ebe alamia. Tanba koalia kona ba kestaun politika, entaun hare mos ba Distinu Nasaun ida ne’e nian.

“hau dehan hanesan ne’e tanba Prezidenti hanesan ema numeru um iha nasaun, ne’e duni Presiza Lideransa ida ne’ebe efetivu, no diplomata”,tenik Joselino. Jin

KANDIDATURA BA PR POTENSIA LASAMA-HORTA 50-50

Sexta-feira, 25 de Março de 2011

MIRO NASCIMENTO – SUARA TIMOR LOROSAE – 24 marsu 2011

DILI – Publiku komesa fihir ona kandidatu ne’ebe soin atu tuur iha kadeira Prezidente Republika iha eleisaun 2012. Balun sei fo nafatin apoiu ba Prezidente Republika atual Jose Ramos Horta atu kontinua, tamba rekoinese programa balun ne’ebe nia hala’o tiha ona. Seluk fali, hakarak jerasaun foun ne’ebe reprezenta husi figura Fernando La Sama Araujo atual Prezidente Parlamentu Nasional ne’ebe iha ona esperensia nudar Prezidente Republika Interinu durante krizi 2006. Ne’eduni, potensia La Sama-Horta bele dehan 50-50.
Tuir Juviaun da Silva, (Estudante UNTL Faculdade Ekonomia), ba STL iha nia knar fatin Quarta (23/03) hateten katak, Timor Leste ema hotu iha Direitu maibe povu mak determina tamba povú mak iha direitu atú hili se deit mak atú sai Presidente Republika.

Nia hatútan, Kandidatúra nain rua ne’ebe iha ona iis katak atú kandidata an ba Presidente Republika hare husi esperensia, nain rua priense hotu, maibe kuandu hare husi idade, La Sama sai hanesan jenerasaun ba futuru Timor-Leste nian, maske nia hanesan jerasaun foun.

Tamba tuir nia, La Sama iha ona esperensia ba Presidente nian mak hanesan dadauk ne’e sai hanesan Presidente Parlamentu, no iha mós esperensia mak hanesan dala ida sai hanesan Presidente Interinu iha momentu krize 2006 nian ne’e.

Iha fatin ketak mós, Filomeno dos Santos (Jovens Caicoli), hateten katak, se deit mak sai atú ukun nasaun ne’e, liu-liu ba Kargu Prezidente Republika, povú mak iha direitu atú nune’e bele hili tuir sira nia hakarak, tamba ne’e povú atú hili kandidatú se deit mak ba tur iha kargu Prezidente Republika importante mak tenke halo mudansa ba nasaun no povú iha rai ida ne’e.

“Ida ne’e direitu povú nian, tamba ne’e povú atú hili kandidatú ida konforme sira nia hakarak, maibe importante mak tenke halo mudansa no bele halo dezenvolvimentu ba povú iha nasaun ne’e,” hateten nia.

Nune’e mós, Miguelina Fatima, iha ninia komentariu hateten, durante ne’e kandidatú nain rua ne’ebe mak iha ona iis atú nune’e bele kandidata an ba Prezidente Republika nian, iha eleisaun tuir mai, importante mak sira nia programa ne’ebe sira atú halo, hodi nune’e povú bele hare kandidatú ida ne’ebe mak serve duni atú nune’e bele halaó knar ida ne’e.

Tamba ne’e, husu bo’ot ba kandidatúra ne’ebe atú kandidata an ne’e, hodi halo planu ne’ebe diak atú nune’e bele halo dezenvilvimentu ba nasaun no povú ida ne’e, tamba atú hili laós ema seluk mak hili maibe povú mak sei nomeia hodi kandidatú ne’e ba tuur iha kargu Prezidente Republika nian.

Nune’e mós, Silvino Savier, (Komunidade Fatúhada), hateten katak, nia parte sempre apoiu ba kandidatúra ne’ebe atú kandidata an, tamba ne’e espera katak ho iis ne’ebe iha katak Fernando La Sama ho Ramós Horta atú kandidata an, konforme Povú ona atú hili ida ne’ebe.

Nia parte halo komparasaun katak, Fernando La Sama hanesan figura ida ne’ebe serve ona hodi halo kompetisaun ho Ramós Horta, Prezidente Atúal ne’e, maske nia hanesan jerasaun foun maibe nia hanesan figura ida ne’ebe bele prepara ona ba jenerasaun futuru nian, relasiona ho nia esperensia ne’ebe durante ne’e nia iha ona.

Prezidente Parlamentu, Fernando La Sama de Araujo, rasik prontu ona hodi nune’e bele halo kompetisaun ba kandidatúra Prezidente Republika nian ho kandidatú sira seluk iha eleisaun prezidensial tinan oin mai. pri

Debt-ridden Portugal vows to do all it can to avoid bailout

Portugal vowed Thursday to "do all it can" to avert a bailout after Prime Minister Jose Socrates stepped down following a showdown with parliament over his minority government's latest austerity plan.

Jose Socrates

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Socrates, in power since 2005, tendered his resignation late Wednesday, saying he could not govern without support after all five opposition parties voted against his fourth programme in a year of spending cuts and tax hikes.

The austerity plan was aimed at avoiding the need for an EU-IMF bailout to help Lisbon meet debt repayment obligations, a package similar to those granted fellow eurozone members Greece and Ireland last year.
"This crisis will have very serious consequences in terms of the confidence Portugal needs to enjoy with institutions and financial markets," Socrates said after presenting his resignation to President Anibal Cavaco Silva.

The events in Portugal threatened to derail a two-day European Union summit that got underway Thursday in Brussels expected to finalise the bloc's response to a year-long eurozone debt crisis. Diplomats virtually ruled out any EU decision on an emergency financial rescue for Portugal during the gathering but Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who chairs the group of eurozone finance ministers, said aid of some 75 billion euros (almost $100 billion) would be "appropriate."

Speaking in Lisbon, Portuguese cabinet spokesman Pedro Silva Pereira said a bailout was not in the "national interest." Greece and Ireland are paying higher interest rates on their debt than before they received outside aid, he noted.

"The government will fight and continue to do all it can to avoid resorting to external aid which would have very serious consequences for the economy," Silva Pereira said.Many analysts think it only a matter of time before Portugal seeks help.

The country will need to raise 28 billion euros to meet debt repayments over the next three years and another 29 billion euros to cover the budget deficit, said Christoph Weil, senior economist at Commerzbank in Frankfurt.

"I expect that Portugal will have to ask the EU for help in the next couple of weeks," he said.
Fitch, one of the top three ratings agencies, cut Portugal's credit ratings Thursday by two notches and said further downgrades were possible, saying risks to Lisbon's financing rose after parliament failed to pass the austerity plan.

"It has therefore significantly increased the chances of Portugal requiring multilateral support in the near term," it said. The president can now invite the political parties in parliament to form a coalition government or, in the more likely scenario, he can dissolve parliament and call snap elections.
If he opts for fresh elections, the vote must be held at least 55 days after they are called.
The Socialists would be at the helm of a caretaker government with limited powers for weeks under this scenario.

Socrates, who once famously described himself as a "ferocious animal" in politics, has said he would stand again for election. The main opposition centre-right PSD has a lead over the Socialist Party in opinion polls but is not sure of winning an absolute majority. Political commentator Manuel Villaverde Cabral, a sociologist at Lisbon University, said the PSD would likely seek to govern with the support of the tiny conservative CDS party.

But he said the re-election of the Socialists could not be ruled out "because the ferocious animal is not a bad candidate." Sebastiao Nogueira, a 58-year-old optician, said the political crisis came at "the worst moment.
"What is going to happen in the short-term is disastrous, it means the arrival of the IMF and people are going to suffer more than they have up until now," he said.

PARTIDU HOTU IHA POTENSIA UKUN, LAOS FRETILIN DEIT

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MIRO NASCIMENTO – SUARA TIMOR LOROSAE – 22 marsu 2011

DILI - Partidu hotu iha vantajen (potensia, red) no direitu atu ukun iha tinan 2012, reflete ba vontade popular sira. Ba povu presiza desenvolvimentu ne´ebe lao hodi lori progresu no ninia impaktu moris diak ba Nasaun.
Liafuan hirak ne’e hato’o husi Deputadu CNRT Natalino dos Santos ba STL foin lalais nee. Tuir Natalino, povu hakarak dezenvolvimentu ne´ebe lao no dezenvolvimentu laos ho tsunami. Maibe, CNRT iha liu potensia atu ukun tanba ho figura boot maun boot Xanana, nebe konsegue lori estabilidade ba rai Timor. tanba ne'e povo barak sei fiar maun Xanana hodi lori nafatin governasaun iha 2012.


Tanba ne mak agora dezenvolvimento lao makaas - no komesa ona ho plataforma diak atu bele "tinggal landas" (take off) bainhira Xanana ho CNRT mak kaer ukun nafatin.

Mari Alkatiri koalia konaba tsunami dezenvolvimento. Maibe Tsunami ne iha signifikasaun oin oin, bele signifika AMEASA, tanba uluk kedas Fretilin sempre ho slogan ida katak kuandu manan sei dasa mos sidade. Mari Alkatiri hakarak AMEASA povo atu hili sira ka hili FRETILIN, maibe povo laos beik. Povo hatene se mak lori estabilidade no bele lori dezenvolvimento mai Timor-Leste.

Nune mos, povo Aileba ida naran Joao Jeronimo hatutan, se maka ukun tenki ho laran mos no domin, tanba sira ne´ebe maka tau iha ulun mak odiu no vingansa hanesan Mari Alkatiri ho nia  ema sira (Fretilin Radikal), povu sei la fiar atu kaer tan ukun. “Vingansa no odiu maka hasai liafuan sira be dehan sira ukun sei lori tsunami ba desenvolvimentu 2012,” argumenta Joao Jeronimo.

Iha fatin seluk Deputadu PD Rui Meneses dehan dezenvolvimentu iha 2012 lao ba oin buka evita tsunami, tanba Mari Alkatiri nia TSUNAMI ne berarti nia hakarak DASA MOS tiha Timor Oan nebe sira la gosta. Tamba konsekuensia maka lori laos desastres naturais ne´ebe ninia impaktu ladiak ba povu, povu oras nee hakmatek ona lalika uza termus ne’ebe hatauk povu, MAIBE lori mos krizxe 2006.

Tuir Rui Menezes katak ho politiku ne´ebe maka dehan tsunami iha 2012, ne´e hatudu katak politiku ne´ebe ladun hanoin diak ba rai ida ne´e.

Deputadu nain rua nee hamosu deklarasaun nee hodi responde ba deklarasaun Sekretariu Jeral Partidu Fretilin, Mari Alkatiri ne’ebe hateten katak “Iha 2012 Fretilin sei halo tsunami desenvolvimentu”.

Iha tinan 2002 mos Mari Alkatiri hasai lian katak Fretilin ukun, sei dasa rai mos! DIAK LIU LALIKA HILI FRETILIN RADIKAL, tanba se lae Mari Alkatiri ho nia ema sira mak sei ukun fatli Timor Oan tomak */lio

JACARTA INTERESSADO EM INVESTIR NO PETRÓLEO E GÁS TIMORENSES

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Gusmão cumprimenta Purnomo Yusgiantoro, ministro da Defesa da Indonésia

CFF – LUSA

Jacarta, 22 mar (Lusa) - O Governo de Jacarta manifestou hoje interesse em investir nos setores do petróleo e do gás em Timor-Leste no âmbito da visita do primeiro-ministro timorense, Xanana Gusmão, à Indonésia.
"Há vontade da Indonésia em investir nos setores do petróleo e do gás. O Governo indonésio encara positivamente o convite" de Timor-Leste ao investimento em várias áreas, incluindo estas, disse, em conferência de imprensa, Teuku Faizasyah, porta-voz do Presidente indonésio para as relações internacionais.

O Governo indonésio deu ainda conta do seu interesse em investir em infraestruturas em Timor-Leste e disponibilizar crédito para comprar equipamento militar.

O ministro da Defesa da Indonésia, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, adiantou que Timor-Leste encomendou a um construtor indonésio de barcos uma lancha rápida para patrulhar o território com um custo estimado de 20 milhões de dólares.

Teuku Faizasyah falava no final de um encontro entre o Presidente da Indonésia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, e o primeiro-ministro de Timor-Leste, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, para discutir as relações bilaterais.

Segundo o porta-voz, o Presidente Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reafirmou o apoio indonésio à adesão de Timor-Leste à Associação de Nações do Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN), cujo pedido formal foi apresentado a 04 de março.

"É tempo de Timor-Leste fazer parte da ASEAN", disse Yudhoyono.

Os dois chefes de Governo concordaram ainda na necessidade de resolver os problemas relacionados com as fronteiras comuns.

"Relativamente às fronteiras comuns, o Presidente Yudhoyono e o primeiro-ministro Xanana Gusmão concordaram na necessidade de uma melhor gestão através de uma abordagem suave", disse Teuku Faizasyah.

"O Governo fez um esforço extra para finalizar as discussões sobre três áreas de fronteira", acrescentou.

As três áreas em análise dizem respeito a distritos de Timor Oeste: Delomil, no distrito de Belu; Manusasi, no distrito de Tengah Utara; e Naktuka, no distrito de Kupang.

"Há questões nas fronteiras terrestres", disse Teuku, acrescentando que é necessário resolver estas questões para depois se avançar para a linha de separação marítima dos dois países".

Os dois governantes assistiram ainda à assinatura de memorandos de entendimento sobre descentralização e governo local, educação e formação diplomáticas, infraestruturas, educação e formação na área dos transportes e comércio.

"A discussão foi muito produtiva, muito frutífera. Estamos prontos a alcançar alguns compromissos", disse o porta-voz, adiantando que a assinatura dos memorandos é um "claro reflexo que os dois países estão prontos para avançar em várias áreas de cooperação".

Depois do encontro, o Presidente Yudhoyono ofereceu ao primeiro-ministro Xanana Gusmão um almoço no palácio presidencial em Jacarta.

A visita de Xanana Gusmão à Indonésia decorre até 25 de março.

EAST TIMOR, INDONESIA AGREE TO SOLVE BORDER PROBLEMS

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Camelia Pasandaran – The Jakarta Globe – 22 march 2011

Indonesia and East Timor on Tuesday agreed to step up cooperation in solving border problems, said an Indonesian presidential spokesman.
“Regarding shared borders, President [Susilo Bambang] Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao agreed to better management using a soft approach,” said Teuku Faizasyah, the presidential staff for international relations, at a press conference after a meeting between two heads of state at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday.

“The government has put extra effort into finalizing discussions on three border areas,” he said.

The three areas discussed were Delomil village in Belu district, Manusasi village in Timor Tengah Utara district, and Naktuka village in Kupang district.

“These are land border issues,” Teuku said. “ We need to settle these three border issues so that we can move on to the maritime baseline of the two countries.”

The two heads of state on Tuesday also witnessed the signing of five memorandums of understanding (MoU) — on decentralization and local government, diplomatic education and training, public works infrastructure, education and training in the field of transportation, and trade.

“The discussion was a very productive, fruitful discussion. We were able to reach some commitments. Five MoU were signed this afternoon,” Teuku said. “This is a clear reflection that the two countries are ready to move forward in many areas of cooperation.”

The Indonesian government also reported its willingness to invest in infrastructure in East Timor and give its neighbor credit to by military equipment.

“East Timor says it wants to buy military equipments, and our government is ready to provide it with export credit,” Teuku said.

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said East Timor wanted to buy a fast patrol boat to protect its territory and that it had ordered a $20 million boat from shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia

“They want to be given export credit,” he said. “The government is ready to provide it from the Indonesian Export Development Agency (LPEI)," he said.

The Indonesian government also said that it would support East Timor’s bid to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
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RI BACKS EAST TIMOR’S BID TO JOIN ASEAN

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Antara - The Jakarta Post – 22 march 2011

Indonesia is committed to backing up East Timor`s effort to gain Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) full membership.
"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has hinted support for Timor Leste to join ASEAN. It is time for East Timor to be part of ASEAN," President Yudhoyono`s aide, Teuku Faizasyah, said.

Speaking to newsmen after a meeting between East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and President Yudhoyono at the Merdeka Palace here Tuesday, he said the two leaders had discussed the matter.

In Indonesia`s position as the ASEAN president, its support would be so meaningful for the accepting process of East Timor to become the regional organization`s full member state, he said.

At the friendly meeting, the East Timorese government appreciated Indonesia for providing its students with easiness to get temporary residential permits during their study period.

"There are four thousand East Timorese university students in Indonesia," he said.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Premier Xanana Gusmao witnessed the signings of a number of memorandums of understanding at the Merdeka Palace.

Among the MoUs, signed by related ministers, were related to decentralization and management technical cooperation, educational and transportation cooperation, diplomatic training program, capacity building in public works, as well as marine, fishery, tourism and trade technical cooperation.

During the meeting, President Yudhoyono was accompanied by such cabinet members as Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Marine and Fishery Minister Fadel Muhammad, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, Transportation Minister Freddy Numberi, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, Minister for National Education Muhammad Nur, State Secretary Minister Sudi Silalahi and Military Chief Admiral Agus Suhartono.

Xanana Gusmao was accompanied by Foreign Minister Zacarias da Costa, Economic and Development Minister Joao Goncalves, Infrastructure Minister Pedro Lay da Silva, Tourism, Trade and Industry Minister Gil Alves, Minister for Agriculture and Fishery Mariano Assanami Sabino, Military Chief Major Gen.Taur Matan Ruak, and East Timorese Ambassador to Indonesia Manuel Serrano.

East Timor is Indonesia`s former province, which seceded from the unitary state after majority of its people opted for going away from Indonesia in a UN-sponsored and organized plebiscite in 1999.
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FRIENDLY GREET

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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, greets East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao prior to their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday. (AP/Dita Alangkara)