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"I should like to say how astonished I was that these events in East Timor happened as long as four years after the recognition of that country, since I had believed that, unfortunately, all the factors were present for them to have taken place before then.
Anyone who imagines that, because East Timor was granted international recognition, it then had everything in place in terms of democratic and other structures and in relation to education, the environment, human rights and the courts is deluding himself. I think we were fooling ourselves in imagining that, because we had recognised East Timor’s independence and because the relevant structures were now supposedly established there, the country no longer needed our help to progress in terms of democracy and compliance with human rights.
Anyone alert to what was happening in East Timor would have realised that, often, the only unifying factor there was the occupying forces. Following the recognition of East Timor’s independence, it was clear that the situation was not about to take a turn for the better. There was the poverty factor, East Timor being, as we know, one of the poorest countries in the world. Then there was the absence of structures and the possibility, which subsequently became a reality, of oil suddenly being discovered there.
We must, therefore, benefit from the example of East Timor and learn lessons from what has happened there. I conclude that if East Timor needs help, as is in fact the case, this should be provided both by the international community and by the religious and voluntary sectors."@en1
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