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2002-01-30
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  1. “I conclude by assuring the Council that Australia will continue to play a significant part for so long as that participation is needed. We will work closely with the Council to support United Nations efforts and the new East Timorese Government. I record again the overwhelming sentiment of the people of Australia in expressing to Jose Ramos-Horta and through him to the people of East Timor our goodwill for their future. There is concern and sentiment in my country towards the East Timorese people. We wish them well. We look forward to working with Mr. Ramos-Horta as fellow members of the international community and as participants in our part of the world. I again congratulate Sergio Vieira de Mello on his great stewardship, and I thank you, Mr. President, most warmly for the privilege of addressing the Security Council.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source

  2. “A seamless transition from United Nations administration to a functioning post-independence Government is vital to success in the long term. We should not by skimping on resources undo the good work already done. It is critical that the United Nations stay the course, and Australia will play a significant part in the staying of that course and leave East Timor well equipped to deal with the challenges of independence. This is the best guarantee of minimizing the country's longer-term reliance on international support. Australia agrees that the United Nations role in East Timor is not open-ended. The Security Council must set in place an exit strategy that preserves the international community's investment in East Timor's future. That in turn will secure East Timor's capacity to function effectively over the long term.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source

  3. “In the Timor Sea Arrangement, we have agreed on a generous arrangement for revenue from the Timor Sea gas fields, which will make a big contribution to East Timor's future. We look forward to working closely and pragmatically with our new neighbours, both on bilateral issues and, as fellow Member States of the United Nations, in regional and global organizations. In this regard, I am pleased that we shall begin trilateral meetings between East Timor, Indonesia and Australia on 26 February, when senior East Timorese representatives will meet with representatives of my Government and the Government of Indonesia in Denpasar. The relationship between those three nations is very important to the future of East Timor and its people. East Timor will, however, need more than the help and goodwill of its nearest neighbours.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source

  4. “The Council is well aware of the significant contribution Australia has made to the United Nations peacekeeping operation in East Timor through both military and civilian police contingents. Over the period from July 1999 to June 2001, Australia spent Australian $1.4 billion on its military contribution. We have also committed Australian $150 million for the four years from July 2000 to help with reconstruction and development in East Timor. I want to inform the Council that Australia will continue to play its part, both through the United Nations and bilaterally, to support East Timor. We are committed to a substantial bilateral assistance programme to reduce poverty and build the capacity of the East Timorese people to govern their country successfully in a peaceful and democratic fashion.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source

  5. “The renewal of the UNTAET mandate prefaces a new phase of United Nations involvement in East Timor. The Security Council must now give priority to preparation and planning for the post-independence United Nations mission. Decisions taken by this Council in the coming months will have a crucial bearing on the long-term success of East Timor. We cannot rest on the successes - great though they are - over the past two years, for without continued support, they cannot be sustained. East Timor remains a small, fragile country. A start to reconstruction has been made, but there is still a long way to go. Australia and other donors are committed to East Timor's long-term sustainable development. But there also needs to be an assurance of solidarity from the United Nations system.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source

  6. “The mandate that enabled the deployment of the International Force in East Timor laid the foundation for a successful and effective long-term resolution to a difficult and chronic problem. Australia is indeed honoured to have played such a key role in that success. Two years ago the Security Council entrusted the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) with a major and unprecedented task. The success of UNTAET is manifest in East Timor's rapid move toward independence. I pay tribute not only to Sergio Vieira de Mello's own leadership, but also to his UNTAET team, including the members of the peacekeeping operation, the United Nations civilian police, East Timorese members of the Transitional Government and Secretariat officials here in New York.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source

  7. “I want to thank Sergio Vieira de Mello for his report in the name of the Secretary-General in relation to the renewal of the mandate for East Timor until independence. I take this opportunity to record Australia's admiration for his stewardship over the last two and a half years. It has been an example of United Nations work in difficult circumstances at its very best. I also join others in saying how much we look forward to East Timor assuming its independence in 110 days' time. I shall be delighted, myself, to represent Australia at the independence celebrations from 18 to 20 May. East Timor has been a prime example of the Security Council's capacity to respond promptly and decisively to pressing issues.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source

  8. “Its contribution to the emphatic response of the world to the outrageous terrorist attacks in this city last year is current evidence of that relevance, as indeed is illustrated again by the debate today on Afghanistan. Australia has been a strong supporter of the world's response to those terrorist attacks, and we were one of the very first nations to send military forces to assist the United States efforts within Afghanistan. We strongly support the work done in the United Nations to ensure there is a broad international front against terrorism. It is critical that this international cooperation be one of action as well as words. This is what Australia will look to the Council for in implementing its resolutions.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source

  9. “Mr. Howard: I extend my congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I also acknowledge the presence of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette and also, very particularly, Mr. Jose Ramos-Horta, with whom my Government and the people of Australia have had a significant association over the past few years. I understand that this is the first time in some years that an Australian Prime Minister has addressed the Security Council, and I think it is appropriate that the address takes place in the context of a debate on the future of East Timor. Australia was a founder Member of the United Nations, and, in fact, provided the first President of the Security Council. We continue to very strongly support the relevant role of the Security Council in the modern world.”

    2002-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4462 (2002) · source