Media Release - FRETILIN CONGRATULATES LABOR WINNING GOVERNMENT IN AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS

FRENTE REVOLUCIONÁRIA DO TIMOR-LESTE INDEPENDENTE

FRETILIN

Media Release

Dili, Sunday, 25 November 2007

FRETILIN CONGRATULATES LABOR WINNING GOVERNMENT IN AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS

FRETILIN congratulates Prime Minister Elect Kevin Rudd and his front bench team for being elected the new government of Australia at yesterday's general election, said party Secretary General, and former Timor-Leste Prime Minister, Dr Mari Alkatiri.

“We know Kevin Rudd. He has been a friend of Timor-Leste for a long time, even before the 1999 referendum. We are elated that the Australian people have embraced he and his Party’s vision for a more compassionate, respecting and forward looking society," said Dr Alkatiri.

“In September 2001, Kevin Rudd offered his standing as a senior leader of the Australian Labor Party to assist FRETILIN gain membership to the international community of progressive political parties, the Socialist International, of which the Australian Labor Party has played a leading historical role. Because of this FRETILIN is today a fraternal colleague of the Australian Labor Party. We are always positive and happy to see a party from our Socialist International family be entrusted by their people with the task of governing; entrusted to put in place the democratic and social justice ideals we all share as International Socialists,” added Dr Alkatiri.

“Our two countries have historical links going back for more than half a century, to World War II. FRETILIN and most in the Australian Labor Party have a historic fraternal relationship which grew out of the 24 years of our struggle for independence. We are committed to continuing to build on these links, to continue to nurture future relations based on mutual respect, real fraternity, oriented towards a mutually beneficial and economically and environmentally sustainable future.”

Dr Alkatiri concluded with underscoring that as the largest political party in Timor-Leste, FRETILIN looks forward to positive and meaningful dialogue at the earliest opportunity with the new Labor Government with regard to how Australia can engage positively and meaningfully towards stabilizing the security and political situation in Timor-Leste.

“We look forward to a mutually respectful and productive dialogue to address any issues which may impede our mutually shared goals of building lasting and trusting relations between our two parties and nations,” said Dr Alkatiri in closing.

For further information, please contact:

José Teixeira, Member of National Parliament, Tel. 728 7080, email: fretilin.media@gmail.com

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25 Novembru 2007

FRETILIN FÓ PARABÉNS BA PARTIDU TRABALLISTA NE’EBE MANÁN ELEISOENS BA KAER GOVERNU AUSTRALIA NIAN

FRETILIN fó parabéns ba Primeiru –Ministru foun Austrália nian, Sr. Kevin Rudd no nia bankada parlamentar tamba manan eleisoens ba kaer governu iha eleisoens jerais halao horseik iha Austrália, dehan Dr. Mari Alkatiri, Sekretáriu-Jeral FRETILIN nian no núdar ex-Primeiru-Ministru RDTL nian.

“Ami koñese kleur ona Kevin Rudd. Nia belun Timor-Leste nian kleur ona molok referendu 1999. Ami haklaken tebes katak povu Australianu hili nia no ninia partidu núdar matadalan sosiedade nian ne’ebé sei lao ba oin ho laran luak no respeitu liu no hateke ba futuru”, Alkatiri hatete.

Ïha Setembru 2001, Kevin Rudd, núdar membru sénior Partidu Traballista Austrália nian, oferese a’an ba ajuda FRETILIN sai membru asosiasaun partidus polítikus progressistas hosi rai oi’oin, naran INTERNASIONAL SOSIALISTA, asosiasaun ida ne’ebé Partidu Traballista Austrália halo parte kleur ona no sai mo’os mata dalan. Tamba ida ne’e FRETILIN sai partidu irmaun Partidu Traballista nian. Ami laran haksolok tebes tamba haré partidu ne’ebé halo parte família INTERNASIONAL SOSIALISTA hetan konfiansa hosi povu atu kaer governu; ami kontente tamba povu fiar partidu ne’e atu hametin demokrasia no justisa sosial – ideal ne’ebé ami, núdar sosialistas internasionais, haksolok no hakarak halao,” hatutan Dr. Alkatiri.

“Austrália ho Timor-Leste iha ligasaun istórika liu ona tinan atus ha’at liu mo’os hosi Segunda Guerra Mundial. FRETILIN no membru barak hosi Partidu Traballista Austrália iha relasaun istórika diak tebes ne’ebé hametin liu ta’an durante tinan 24 luta libertasaun Timor-Leste nian. Ami fó laran tomak ba halao nafatin relasaun ida ne’e no halao relasaun ne’e ba oin ho respeitu ba malu, haré malu núdar maun alin ne’ebé buka hamutuk benefísius ekónómikus ne’ebé bele hetan ohin no aban bai rua tamba haktuir politika dezenvolvimentu ida ké sei la estraga meiu-ambiente”, hatutan Dr. Alkatiri.

Dr. Alkatiri hatete katak núdar partidu politiku bo’ot liu iha Timor-Leste, FRETILIN hakarak koalia lalais ho governu foun Austrália nian, ne’ebé partidu traballista kaer ohin loron, atu haré oinsá Austrália bele halao diak liu ta’an sira nia knaar atu ajuda hametin seguransa no situasaun polítika iha Timor-Leste.

“Ami hakarak halo diálogu ke diak no halao relasaun ho respeitu ba malu, hodi se’es hosi problemas ne’ebé haketak ita ho sira, hodi nuné bele hametin relasaun diak ba aban bai rua entre partidu FRETILIN no Partidu Traballista no entre Austrália no Timor-Leste, hatutan Dr. Alkatiri.

Hakarak hetan ta’an informasaun, bele dere arame ba José Teixeira, tel. 728 7080, e-mail: fretilin.media@gmail.com