In the three decades ago, he was a promotion of world corridors who dream of gaining independence due to his small homeland. Today, José Ramos-Horta in 75 is a ruthless seller for both president and East Timor.
From the President of China Xi Jinping, “we have to solve the agricultural problem, solve the problem of food safety and poverty.” He met with the fact that Vietnamese leaders do the same. The ruler of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed, the student dormitories dreamed of building.
Mr. Ramos-Horta is under pressure pressure to protect the nation's youngest in Asia one of the poorest. The house for about 1.4 million people, East Timor, half of an island near the northern end of Australia; The other half is part of Indonesia. For centuries, a Portuguese colony appeared as an independent state in 2002 after an independent occupation of Indonesia. About $ 2 billion economy, more than 40 percent of their people are estimated to live in oil and gas income quickly.
“No country, ash in Southeast Asia or Africa, from ashes, overall destruction,” Mr. Ramos-Horta said. But he said, “In 22, we had to solve poverty, baby nutrition, mother nutrition and extreme poverty. Thus, there was a failure.”
Again, other measures are success, as in Portugal in East Timor or Timor-Leste. This strengthened the young democracy that holds competition elections with a large transfer. In Asia, the highest place for the freedom of the press. Life length about 70, Above about 64 In 2002. Now the whole population There is access to electricity.
While Politically motivated violence In 2008, Mr. Ramos-Hortaya assassination attempt, including the first term in 2008, the country is stable for the first term.
East Timor said a positive work for post-young conflict, the Indo-Pacific Specialist Parker Novak in the Atlantic Council. “They built a fairly firm democracy. This is very proud and rightly such a thing.”
In September, the visit by Pope Francis put the global focus in the center of the Eastern Timor. 97% of the population determines the inheritance of the Roman Catholic, Portuguese colonops and nearly The pivotal role played by the church In Indonesia to independence. Some clergy have protected independence, bishops and bishops and nuns from Indonesian forces.
The Primpa was freshly painted and the walls are freshly painted for the papal trip on the tongue, capital, streets. Prime Minister Ghana Gusmao came out with a broom.
It was a great moment for one of the least visited countries in Asia. Outside the language, the main population center, East Timor still feels like an untouched paradise. Long-tall, the watery mountains are surrounded by a wide range of Azure seas. There are few people in the white sandy beaches.
Francis's arrival was also resurrected by a former memories of a dark. Bishop Carlos Ximenes, Belo, one of the heroes of the Independence Movement, was accused in 2022 children sexually exploited decades ago.
Several Timorese talks about the remaining bishop Belo, the remaining dear. In 1996, Mr. Ramos-Horta, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996, said that there was independence with Bishop Belo, the issue “years ago was solved by the Vatican” and said that there were any restrictions between it.
Chinese factor
On the basis of the Presidential Palace in the language, members of public tours are sitting in freestyle and watered gardens.
It's all possible by China.
Beijing gave about $ 7 million Set up the palace opened in 2009. (US dollar is an official currency here.) Built in a mile of less than a mile and China.
Mr Ramos-Horta explained how the Chinese ambassador helps to provide clean water.
“Before he went to China, he was already on Timora to look after water sources for Chinese engineers, information and water supply.” “The Chinese are saved very quickly.”
This trust in China, Peki's intentions in the East Timor and Darwili in the United States, which could mean for the United States several hundred miles of East Timor, which can mean.
“When China looks to invest in another developing country, of course, a living thing, but more than the other eye, more long-term strategic interest,” said Damien Kingsbury, Emeritus Prof. University in Australia.
As Mr. Ramos-Horta took me to the palace walk, “China is not a threat to the world,” he rejected these fears.
He said that Beijing was aware of the sensitivities of America and Australia, such as building a police force. He added that East Timor does not take money from China and is the only military security regulation with Australia.
Not 'hostages of the past'
Mr. Ramos-Horta loves to share the anecdotes. One was about to have fun in Singapore in Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto, in July. Mr Prabowo asked Mr. Ramos-Horta's younger brother and his close friend.
“This is the level of friendship with Indonesian leaders,” Ramos-Horta said.
Mr Prabowo, Mr Prabowo, Hundreds of Hundreds of Timor in the Indonesian occupation headed the unit of the Copasus Special Forces?
Indonesian military servicemen acted in 1975 a few days after released in 1975 The United States occupied the occupation of the United States. According to some estimates, in 1999, before allowing the referendum, they killed in the number of 200,000. Mr. Ramos-horta lost four sisters.
Again, the recognition of Indonesia, which glorifies the results of the referendum, Mr. Ramos-Horta, Prime Minister Gusmao, said they would not allow “for ourselves for hostage”.
“We respect victims. We buried the dead, but we are waiting.”
Mr. Gusmao's Mr. Prabowo was elected and Mr. Gusmao heard how “he is very happy” and told him.
“Here, during the difficult moments, there is a greatest emotional connection for East Timor,” Ramos-Horta said that such people will further support the stability of the country.
Familiar problems
The independence heroes of the Independence of the East Timor in the four-one century, remain in the government. Mr. Gusmao spent Mr. Ramos-Hortia, in Lobbying in exile, while fighting in the jungles. He worked as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in the second term as the President.
“People are owed to them, they liberated the country from a terrible military occupation,” said Charles Scheiner, Local Advocacy team, La'O Hamutuk's researcher Charles Scheiner. “Everyone in this country has a family killed by the Indonesian serviceman, and many of them are those who survive from torture and aggression.”
However, the sovereignty is different from managing a country.
Analysts say that instead of using oil and gas to reduce oil and gas revenues and develop a fishing and agricultural industry, officials have been involved in the inflated bureaucracy and “peace” to “peace” and “peace.” The World Bank warned East Timor aimed at a “Damage to the financial gap” By 2035.
“The main building of democracy is that it will cause a better politician.” “But this is not.”
Mr. Ramos-Horta is calculated to develop a sea gas field, which is more of the sun. Although the coffee remains large exports, Mr. Ramos-Horta, the East Timoru speaks effectively from developing as an air load or pharmaceutical center. He also hopes to join the Union of the Southeast Asian peoples to trade regional.
Prices are long. Negotiations for more sunrise area continue and are expected to have at least five years of development before obtaining any income. Tourism is not used due to several trading flights. The Internet speeds are still creeping.
In about 25 minutes of the language, Ulmana village, 74-year-old Alda Bisoi Correia, 74 voted independent. Indonesia was horrified in Pro-Indonesian procedure, but it was “our last opportunity.” Today is astonishing what they are all.
“Independence did not make a difference for us,” he said.
Ms. Correia said the government did not provide water supply. His family can't get a refrigerator. The son is a security officer. The daughter, Sandra Correia Lopes, 12, weighing 12 kilograms, or 26 pounds and often fell ill.
Sandra sat in the food for the night turned to the night. This was the rice and vegetables that aunt cooked on the fire. The family will be a month ago that could serve meat.
Seven carvalho de hesus Contributing report.