constitute a great challenge. |
I agree that special interest sections between Portugal and Indonesia can proceed without me being released. |
I already told them, if you suffered, if you could forget yourself, your family, everything for 24 years, please don't give up, and wait. Your obligation now is to wait, more than our people, to be more patient. |
I am always optimistic about independence in East Timor. |
I want to appeal to all the East Timorese to stay calm, |
I want to appeal to all the East Timorese to stay calm. |
If we continue to roam, with no strength to enforce the law right at the beginning of our independence, by the time corruption develops deep roots it will be most difficult to combat it, |
Independence is only the beginning. |
Indonesia has many problems that should be solved immediately, not only the problem of East Timor. |
It was an important act, the troops were able to avoid ... another bloodshed, |
must show mutual respect. |
Our people need money, ... They need to sell their products. They need to have money to send their children to school and to start improving their daily lives. |
The numbers and figures can be disputed, but the essential purpose is not only to remind our future generation not to commit all that happened here, again in East Timor, but also to remind the international community to try to do everything so that it doesn't happen again elsewhere. |
The two governments will do everything to go to a solution with mutual benefit and respecting each other's sovereignty, |
This agreement we made is to create a peaceful atmosphere. Depending on the situation, we can go (from) this meeting as a beginning of a possible cease-fire. |