The Sydney Morning Herald
June 25, 2006 - 9:58PM
Australia has expressed disappointment at the resignation of East Timor foreign and defence minister, Jose Ramos Horta.
Both Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Labor foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd said they were disappointed over the announcement late this afternoon that Mr Ramos Horta had resigned from the government of Mari Alkatiri.
"I'll be very sorry if it is confirmed that Jose Ramos Horta has resigned," Mr Downer told AAP.
"He has been a good friend and a very effective foreign minister since the emergence of East Timor as an independent nation."
Mr Ramos Horta had been instrumental in the arrangement that took hundreds of Australian troops and police to Dili to restore order to the country.
The country's popular president, Xanana Gusmao, demanded Mr Alkatiri's resignation after seeing an Australian documentary purporting to show evidence he had agreed to have a hit squad armed and tasked with killing his rivals.
After Mr Ramos Horta's resignation, telecommunications minister Ovidio Amaral also quit.
Mr Rudd said Mr Ramos Horta's resignation was a major concern.
"East Timor appears to be on the edge of a political crisis following the resignation of Jose Ramos Horta," he told AAP from London.
"It is now an open question what Xanana Gusmao will do and if he will resign as he suggested 48 hours ago."
Mr Rudd said the resignation of Mr Ramos Horta, a co-signatory to the agreement allowing Australian troops into East Timor, put a question mark over that agreement's legal basis.
"If the president goes, the dilemma for Australia is what then happens with the authority of that agreement," he said.
Mr Rudd said Labor had been suggesting to government officials for some time that the Australian deployment to East Timor be put under the authority of a United Nations Security Council resolution.
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Resignação 'desaponta' a Austrália
The Sydney Morning Herald
Junho 25, 2006 - 9:58PM
A Austrália expressou desapontamento com a resignação do ministro dos estrangeiros e da defesa de Timor-Leste, José Ramos Horta.
Ambos, o Ministros dos Estrangeiros Alexander Downer e o porta-voz dos Estrangeiros do Labor, Kevin Rudd, disseram terem ficado desapontados com o anúncio hoje no fim da tarde, de o Sr Ramos Horta ter resignado do governo de Mari Alkatiri.
"Terei muita pena se for confirmado que José Ramos Horta resignou," disse à AAP Mr Downer.
"Ele tem sido um bom amigo e um ministro dos estrangeiros muito efectivo desde a emergência de Timor-Leste como uma nação independente."
O Sr Ramos Horta tem sido instrumental no arranjo que levou centenas de tropas e polícias Australianas para Dili para restaurar a ordem no país.
O popular presidente do país, Xanana Gusmão, pediu a demissão do Sr Alkatiri depois de ter visto um documentário Australiano que alegadamente mostrava evidência que ele tinha concordado em ter um esquadrão de ataque armado para a tarefa de matar os seus rivais.
Depois da resignação do Sr Ramos Horta, o ministro das telecomunicações Ovidio Amaral também se demitiu.
Mr Rudd disse que a resignação do Sr Ramos Horta era uma preocupação maior.
" Timor-Leste parece estar no fio duma crise politica no seguimento da resignação de José Ramos Horta," disse à AAP de Londres.
"Agora é uma questão aberta o que fará Xanana Gusmão e se resignará como sugeriu à 48 horas atrás."
Mr Rudd disse que a resignação do Sr Ramos Horta, um co-signatário do acordo que permitiu as tropas Australianas em Timor-Leste, põe um ponto de interrogação sobre a base legal do acordo.
"Se o presidente sai, o dilema para a Austrália é o que é que acontece com a autoridade nesse acordo," disse.
Mr Rudd disse que o Labor tem sugerido ao governo já à algum tempo que o destacamento Australiano em Timor-Leste deveria ser colocado sob a autoridade duma resolução do Conselho de Segurança da ONU.
AAP
"Mr Rudd disse que a resignação do Sr Ramos Horta, um co-signatário do acordo que permitiu as tropas Australianas em Timor-Leste, põe um ponto de interrogação sobre a base legal do acordo."
Mas o acordo bilateral com a Austrália foi assinado pelo cidadão timorense José Ramos Horta ou pelo Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros de Timor Leste?
Prior to his resignation there where suggestions in the Australian media that Ramos Horta could potentially be the next PM if Mari Alkitiri decided to resign. He was even going to rejoin Fretilin in order to do so. What is Ramos Horta trying to achieve? What is his hidden agenda? Is he somehow behind the current crisis? and why at such a crucial time has he decided to resign creating futher instability amongst the East Timorese community. Would you want hima as your leader??
In my opinion I think his resignation was expected and timely, I don’t find it surprising at all. It is not healthy for a senior member of Government to openly criticise the PM in the manner which the FM has done and openly suggesting that the PM should resign.
Joining FRETILIN, I wish to give the FM sound advice he has better luck starting another Political Party and challenge FRETILIN in the next elections, that way he does not have to worry about violating the constitution and abiding by the rule of law. Maybe throw in George Teme, Fernando Lasama (please give him lessons in Democracy first), Vitor Ximenes, Abel Larasina, Cesar Moreira, Ovidio Amaral, Egidio de Jesus, Alfredo, Salsinha, Tara, and a few burned down houses....Wow you have a good team, they can win the World Cup, like the FM they mostly are "X" FRETILIN. Join the Club, maybe the President will be the coach (another "X" FRETILIN).
A hidden Agenda lets call it a BIG conspiracy. Only the FM can answer your questions.
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