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"The next item is the address to be given by the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, José Ramos-Horta.
It is a great privilege and pleasure for me to welcome President José Ramos-Horta. Some of you in this Chamber remember his visit of 18 years ago. He spoke, then, about the situation in Timor Leste in our Subcommittee on Human Rights. At that time, a free Timor Leste was still in the realm of plans and only a few courageous people, leaders of the opposition, were able to promote such visionary plans. As a representative and active member of the opposition, he was, to us here in the European Parliament, the foremost propagator and visionary of a free Timor. There was a five-point peace plan: withdrawal of the Indonesian military, restoration of human rights, release of political prisoners, deployment of United Nations forces and, finally, a referendum, planned for 1999. The democratic community approved this great plan. In 1996, President José Ramos-Horta and Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo were awarded a Nobel Prize, and three years later, the current Prime Minister of Timor Leste, Xanana Gusmão, was awarded our own Sakharov Prize.
In 1999, the referendum in Timor Leste brought a result which was in favour of Timor’s independence. This was the start of the difficult road towards eliminating poverty and facilitating reconciliation in Timor Leste, which was not easy, and also towards establishing credible institutions and, ultimately, working on behalf of the citizens and developing civil society. The European Parliament strongly supported the work of the President and the authorities of Timor Leste. Full rights of independence were restored three years later, in 2002. The vision and experience of Mr Ramos-Horta are important, and not only in Timor Leste. Today, Mr Ramos-Horta travels and visits many developing countries in many continents and shows people that there is a road, that there is a way out for poor countries, and that they can start again and ensure their citizens a better life and a better future.
Mr President, it is with great pleasure that I give you a warm welcome, and I would like to invite you to speak."@en1
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