Timor-Leste vs Australia "Negotiations aren't over, a new agreement will be signed in March"

It is sad witnessing the actual  situation of my country. Latest news from Lusa's Headlines state that  "Negotiations between Australia and Timor-Leste ended with no agreement."

This is misleading information as the negotiations arent over yet and causes uncertainity and doubt between our people. The truth is Negotiations arent over and a new agreement will be signed in March. Read the Permanent Court of Arbitration Press Release, Kuala Lumpur, February 25, 2018.

Unfortunately many of the supporters from Fretilin party are acting as this was good news, because in my opinion  they forget that whats on the line here is our Nations Future and not a Political Game to win the Earliest Elections that will happen in May, the 12.

By saying this my beloved people, our team in Timor Leste leaded by our Hero Xanana Gusmao is working hard to undo an agreement wich was signed back in 2002 by our Prime Minister at that time Mr. Mari Alkatiri that would grant  Australia to still benefit of the pipelines in the Timor sea in the same terms between Australia and Indonesia for 50 yrs time.

Is a fact that the negotiations arent over, a great achievement from Mr. Xanana and Timor-Leste team are as follows:

1-  The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to witness the signing of a new Maritime Boundaries agreement in New York on March 6.

2- Recommendations by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, which has overseen negotiations between the neighbouring countries, on how the dispute should be settled are expected to be released in mid-April.

According to the Sidney Morning Herald news latest article dated on February, 26, 2018 details of the agreement have not been made public.

The agreement that was previously signed for 50 yrs leaded by Mari Alkatiri will than have to be rectified by both Timor-Leste and Australia.

"The signing in New York will end years of bitter disagreement over the boundary which successive Australian governments refused to negotiate for years."

This is a plus for us Timor-Leste, rest assured that our Hero Xanana Gusmão and our team still didnt gave up fighting for our rights to have the pipes back to our country.

So please dont lose hope and dont let urself being mislead by sensationalist  headlines.

" I will not rest untill Timor-Leste gains full sovereign rights over the seas" -Xanana Gusmao

VIVA XANANA GUSMAO, VIVA TIMOR-LESTE 🇹🇱

DALIA Kiakilir Agostinho
Oxford, February 26, 2018

Sources: PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION published on Timor Leste's Maritime Boundaries Office