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"East
Timor's Foreign Minister [Jose
Ramos Horta] has rejected
reports of a $5 billion deal
to resolve the dispute over the seabed boundary. ... he says reports of
East Timor considering an Australian
proposal to suspend negotiations on the maritime boundary for 50 years
are wrong. "This is pure, absolutely pure erroneous speculation by the
media," ... "So far no figures have been discussed and to put it in
such a way that
we agreed to shelve sovereignty for a particular price-tag, that is
absolutely erroneous." ABC
News Online
See this denial by Alkatiri:
Portuguese: 18 maio 2005 JNS:
A mentira australiana [the
Australian Lie]
English: 13 May 2005
Lusa: Alkatiri labels report of Timor Sea accord
an 'absolute lie'
See these
commentaries:
Spring
2005 Estafeta: What’s the Deal with the Timor Sea?
17
May 2005 ETAN: Reported Australia/Timor-Leste Oil Deal "Cheats" East
Timorese
14
May 2005 AT: Australian
media, Australian government & Timor Sea negotiations
14 May 2005
AFFET: Downer Timor Sea
propaganda, abetted by naive? oz media
14 May 2005
TSJC: East Timor Short
Changed in Oil Deal
E Timor
denies seabed deal reached. 21/05/2005. ABC News Online
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1373748.htm
Last Update: Saturday, May 21, 2005. 7:20am (AEST)
E Timor denies seabed deal reached
East Timor's Foreign Minister has rejected reports of a $5 billion deal
to resolve the dispute over the seabed boundary.
On the third anniversary of East Timor's independence, Jose Ramos Horta
says the country's foreign policy objective is to maintain strong
relations with its two biggest neighbours, Indonesia and Australia.
However, he says reports of East Timor considering an Australian
proposal to suspend negotiations on the maritime boundary for 50 years
are wrong.
"This is pure, absolutely pure erroneous speculation by the media," he
said.
"So far no figures have been discussed and to put it in such a way that
we agreed to shelve sovereignty for a particular price-tag, that is
absolutely erroneous."
After a meeting in Sydney on May 13, the terms of an agreement were
reportedly finalised by officials.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said after the meeting that the two
countries were on the threshold of an agreement that would allow oil
and gas projects to go ahead.
"Discussion were very successful, there will probably be no further
need for negotiations," he said.
"The conclusion that the officials reached will be taken back to
ministers in both East Timor and Australia and be given consideration.
"Assuming that the East Timor Government, as well as our government, is
happy with the conclusion reached at this round of negotiations, then
we will be able to move towards signing an agreement."
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