Timor Leste seeks military ties with RI

"Timor Leste wants to normalize military relations with Indonesia, despite unresolved human rights cases involving Indonesian soldiers during the country's occupation.

"Let bygones be bygones and let's start cooperation in defence," Timor Leste military chief Matan Ruak said during a meeting with members of the bilateral Commission of Truth and Friendship in Dili. "

Source: The Jakarta Post (from UNOTIL Public Information Office, Daily Media Review)

Category: Timor-Leste (East Timor)