Government needs to take Australia to court

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 07:00 Written by Julio Team Thursday, 25 March 2004 11:33

Political Annalist, Julio Tomas Pinto, said that the Government of Timor-Leste has to clearly define the Government's position on the Timor Sea accord and take the Government of Australia to court because it does not recognize the Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Bill by Timor-Leste and Australia. He said that the Australian Government is doing a lot of maneuvering and the Timor-Leste government needs to be careful. Mr Pinto said that since the beginning, the Australian government had shown interest in the resources from the Timor Sea and it is now making life difficult to the Government of Timor-Leste at the negotiating table. Mr Pinto said that everyone, including the NGOs should be prepared to stand and give full support to the Government of Timor-Leste. Source: Etan