Alkatiri Kritika Negosiasaun Mina-rai

(versaun orijinál iha inglés, iha kraik)

Upstream (Noruega) - 26 Setembru 2008

Partidu opozisaun boot-liu iha Timor-Leste akuza governu AMP (de facto) ho "inkapasidade totál" atu hamaus joint venture partners ba Sunrise ne'ebé Woodside lidera, katak opsaun di'ak liu ba projetu atu habeen (prosesa) gás ne'e maka iha Timor-Leste, Russell Searanckle hakerek.

Mari Akatiri, lider partidu FRETILIN no mós eis-primeiru ministru, kestiona se governu ne'ebé José Alexandre lidera iha duni koñesimentu kona-ba "regra bázika iha prosesu legál ho téknika, ne'ebé sei loke-dalan ba diskusaun ne'e" bainhira hili opsaun dezenvolvimentu.

Alkatiri maka primeiru ministru kuandu akordu ba Tasi Timór ho Greater Sunrise ne'e halo ho Austrália.

Nia dehan, partidu FRETILIN sempre "prontu, iha vontade no iha kapasidade" atu kontribui ba negosiasaun ho joint venture ba Sunraise ho governu australianu.

"Tanba nune'e maka ami konsege hetan rezultadu ida iha negosiasaun ne'e" tenik nia. "Ami inklui sosiedade sivíl, opozisaun iha parlamentu, prezidente."

Nia kontinua katak reportajen hosi mídia foin daudauk ne'e, katak joint venture ne'e deside tiha ona atu lokaliza planta LNG ne'e ba Darwin, "prematuru".


Alkatiri Hits Out At East Timor Talk

Upstream (Norway) - September 26, 2008

East Timor's main political opposition party has accused the government of being "totally incapable" of convincing the Woodside-led Sunrise joint venture partners that an onshore liquefied natural gas project based in East Timor is the best option for the field, writes Russell Searancke.

Mari Alkatiri, the leader of the Fretilin party and former East Timor prime minister, questioned whether the Xanana Gusmao-led government knew "the ground rules for the legal and technical process, which will guide the discussions" on choosing the a development option.

Alkatiri was prime minister when the Timor Sea and the Greater Sunrise treaties were reached with Australia.

He said the Fretilin party has always been "ready, willing and able" to contribute to talks with the Sunrise joint venture and Australian government.

"That is how we were able to negotiate the outcomes we did," he said. "We included civil society, opposition in parliament, the president."

He added that recent media reports that the venture had decided on Darwin as the location for the LNG plant were "premature".