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TPN/LUSA- 26/6/2010
Portugal has this week defended the continuation of the UN mission in East Timor until the newly independent country assures “robust and mature” institutions, according to the head of parliament’s Foreign Relations Commission.
“The issue of speed (in ending the UN commitment) is not relevant”, José Ribeiro e Castro told Lusa News Agency on Monday after talks with the UN secretary-general’s special envoy to Dili, Ameerah Haq.
“Our position is that the UN mission in East Timor should remain in place for the time necessary to consolidate Timorese institutions, namely in the sensitive areas of security and policing”, the lawmaker said.
The mission, which includes contingents of Portuguese police, is scheduled to end in late 2012.
The UN’s Ameerah Haq praised Portugal’s contribution to the mission, noting that the next 2-1/2 years would be “extremely important for Timor’s authorities”.
The Bangladeshi diplomat said she was confident Dili would have gained the “necessary capacities” by the scheduled end of the mission.
Haq meanwhile also held talks with President Cavaco Silva at Belém Palace on Tuesday
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TPN/LUSA- 26/6/2010
Portugal has this week defended the continuation of the UN mission in East Timor until the newly independent country assures “robust and mature” institutions, according to the head of parliament’s Foreign Relations Commission.
“The issue of speed (in ending the UN commitment) is not relevant”, José Ribeiro e Castro told Lusa News Agency on Monday after talks with the UN secretary-general’s special envoy to Dili, Ameerah Haq.
“Our position is that the UN mission in East Timor should remain in place for the time necessary to consolidate Timorese institutions, namely in the sensitive areas of security and policing”, the lawmaker said.
The mission, which includes contingents of Portuguese police, is scheduled to end in late 2012.
The UN’s Ameerah Haq praised Portugal’s contribution to the mission, noting that the next 2-1/2 years would be “extremely important for Timor’s authorities”.
The Bangladeshi diplomat said she was confident Dili would have gained the “necessary capacities” by the scheduled end of the mission.
Haq meanwhile also held talks with President Cavaco Silva at Belém Palace on Tuesday
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