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The Sydney Morning Herald- June 24, 2010
AAP
East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta says Australia doesn't bully his fledgling nation over oil and gas.
In fact, sometimes its the reverse.
"Some think that Australia, when it comes to oil and gas in the Timor Sea, bullies East Timor," Dr Ramos- Horta told an audience at Sydney University on Thursday
"I dispute that. From my personal involvement in the situation, largely we have obtained what we wanted. "
"If anything, I think it's sometimes Timor-Leste that bullies Australia and often we get away with it, we get away with it because of the many friends that we have in this country."
In a meeting with former prime minister Kevin Rudd in Canberra on Monday, Dr Ramos-Horta asked Australia to stand up for East Timor in its dispute over a gas plant in the Timor Sea.
East Timor wants the gas piped onto its shores to provide jobs, while a Woodside-led consortium wants to avoid going onshore by using a floating platform.
© 2010 AAP
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The Sydney Morning Herald- June 24, 2010
AAP
East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta says Australia doesn't bully his fledgling nation over oil and gas.
In fact, sometimes its the reverse.
"Some think that Australia, when it comes to oil and gas in the Timor Sea, bullies East Timor," Dr Ramos- Horta told an audience at Sydney University on Thursday
"I dispute that. From my personal involvement in the situation, largely we have obtained what we wanted. "
"If anything, I think it's sometimes Timor-Leste that bullies Australia and often we get away with it, we get away with it because of the many friends that we have in this country."
In a meeting with former prime minister Kevin Rudd in Canberra on Monday, Dr Ramos-Horta asked Australia to stand up for East Timor in its dispute over a gas plant in the Timor Sea.
East Timor wants the gas piped onto its shores to provide jobs, while a Woodside-led consortium wants to avoid going onshore by using a floating platform.
© 2010 AAP
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