| Subject: UNMISET Daily Media Review 17
January 2005
UNMISET Daily Press Review
Compiled by the Public Information Office from national and
international sources
Daily Media Review Monday, 17 January 2005
Australia asks Timor to resume talks on oil and gas
Australia has invited Timor-Leste to resume talks aimed at resolving a
dispute about maritime boundaries and the division of royalties from oil
and gas fields in the Timor Sea. According to Bloomberg, Timor-Leste is
yet to respond to Australia’s invitation. A spokeswoman from the
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, Nicole Guihot, said Australia
has proposed that the talks be held some time in the first quarter of the
year, although no date has been fixed.
In December, Woodside Petroleum stopped work on its proposed Sunrise
gas project following the breakdown of talks between the two countries.
Last week, Woodside announced that it would cut the project and re-deploy
its staff elsewhere. “Our position hasn’t changed from November, that
if we don’t have legal and fiscal certainty by the end of the year, the
project stalls, we won’t spend any more money on it and people will be
reassigned, and that’s just what’s happening,” said Woodside’s
spokesman, Rob Millhouse. (Bloomberg)
Prime Minister postpones trip to Portugal
Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, has postponed his
official trip to Portugal. The trip, which was scheduled to take place on
Wednesday, will now take place after Legislative elections in Portugal on
20 February. Alkatiri’s first trip to Portugal as head of government was
in October 2002. (Lusa)
Taur Matan Ruak: Building An Institution Is Not Easy
F-FDTL Commander Brigadier General Taur Matan Ruak said that building
an institution is not a task that can take place in a year or two but will
take time and generations. The F-FTDL Commander added that problems will
always arise throughout the process but the most important thing is to
tackle them in a just manner. (Timor Post)
Xanana Gusmão: F-FDTL and PNTL helping people in times of disaster
On Saturday, President Xanana Gusmão stressed that it would be the
responsibility of F-FDTL and PNTL, Timor-Leste’s two security agencies,
to assist the population in times of natural disaster. Taking part in a
friendly soccer game, President Gusmão hoped that the sportsmanship
showed by the two security agencies on the football field would continue
off it. (Timor Post)
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