| Subject: UNMISET Daily Media Review 18
April 2005
[Poster's note: Long repeats of international articles already sent out
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UNMISET Daily Press Review
Compiled by the Public Information Office from national and
international sources
Daily Media Review Monday, 18 April 2005
Alkatiri comments on ethnic divisions in Timor-Leste
At a graduation ceremony for more than 250 new recruits of Timor-Leste’s
defense force, Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said that the military is an
institution of the people and must not be fraught with ethnic divisions
between the east and west of the country.
At the ceremony, attended by a number of senior government and UN
officials, the President of the National Parliament, Francisco Guterres
said that the task of Timor-Leste’s defense force is to defend the
nation’s sovereignty, the people and the state. (Timor Post, STL)
Russia and Turkey present credentials to Timor-Leste’s President
Timor-Leste’s President Xanana Gusmão was presented with the
credentials of both the ambassadors of Russia and Turkey. The new Russian
Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Mikhail Bely, said that Russia is providing
important assistance to Timor-Leste through the UN Security Council as
well as to UNMISET through the areas of transport, military, and police
observers. The Ambassador said that he and President Gusmão discussed the
possibility of bilateral cooperation between Russia and Timor-Leste.
(Timor Post, STL)
Alkatiri congratulates population on general clean-up
Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has congratulated those who participated
in the clean-up campaign last Friday, which aimed at eradicating the
breeding places for Dengue mosquitoes. The Prime Minister, along with the
Minister for Planning and Finance, the Secretary of State for Defence, and
the Inspector General participated in the event in various areas of Dili.
Members of Timor-Leste’s police and military also assisted in the
clean-up. (Timor Post)
Member of martial arts group stabbed to death
Tobias de Jesus, a member of the martial arts group ‘Kera Sakti’,
was stabbed on Saturday evening in Comoro. It’s not yet known who was
responsible for the stabbing. Meanwhile, on Saturday evening members of
the Timor-Leste police and defence forces were involved in a brawl, which
resulted in four civilians being injured. (STL)
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