Thursday 7 February 2008

EAST TIMOR: Ramos Horta: no support for West Papuan 'secession'

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 10:00

WELLINGTON — East Timorese leader Jose Ramos Horta, currently cabinet member for foreign affairs, told Radio New Zealand International on June 7 that his country cannot support West Papua's demand for independence from Indonesia. Horta said East Timor cannot support every secession claim in the region.