The latest, slightly edited, information about the border incident at Naktuka is as follows -
*Naktuka case could be a threat to security: Mahein*Timor Post, July 29, 2010 language source: Tetun . Director for Mahein Foundation, Nelson Belo, said Naktuka border case could be a threat to the country’s national security if the Timorese Government did not seriously seek a quick solution. Belo said the border did not only belong to the Timorese people who were living in the border area, but it belonged to all the Timorese people. Belo stressed that when security in the border was not going well, it would impact the Timorese people’s lives in general. He hoped that the Naktuka case would not cause conflict between the two countries’ military forces. Belo also called on the Parliamentary Committee for Defense and Security to urge the Government to find a solution to this problem as soon as possible.
*Naktuka case is a small problem: Foreign Affairs Ministers* Diario Nacional, 29 July 2010. Language source: Tetun . Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Timor Leste and Indonesia recognized that the local residents in Naktuka were traumatised and intimidated; therefore they urge the countrys' leaders to resolve the problem immediately. “This is a small problem because , although only few military members threatened the community. They were not threatened by the Indonesian government. Our people built houses in the area without informing Indonesia,” said Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor, Leste Zacarias Albano Da Costa. Da Costa stressed that Timor Leste would use the agreement made by Holland and Portugal in 1904 where Naktuka was part of Timor Leste area. In recent days, President Horta blamed the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Ministry of Agriculture because they did not coordinate with the Foreign Affairs Ministry before building social houses in Naktuka.
*Naktuka case could be a threat to security: Mahein*Timor Post, July 29, 2010 language source: Tetun . Director for Mahein Foundation, Nelson Belo, said Naktuka border case could be a threat to the country’s national security if the Timorese Government did not seriously seek a quick solution. Belo said the border did not only belong to the Timorese people who were living in the border area, but it belonged to all the Timorese people. Belo stressed that when security in the border was not going well, it would impact the Timorese people’s lives in general. He hoped that the Naktuka case would not cause conflict between the two countries’ military forces. Belo also called on the Parliamentary Committee for Defense and Security to urge the Government to find a solution to this problem as soon as possible.
*Naktuka case is a small problem: Foreign Affairs Ministers* Diario Nacional, 29 July 2010. Language source: Tetun . Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Timor Leste and Indonesia recognized that the local residents in Naktuka were traumatised and intimidated; therefore they urge the countrys' leaders to resolve the problem immediately. “This is a small problem because , although only few military members threatened the community. They were not threatened by the Indonesian government. Our people built houses in the area without informing Indonesia,” said Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor, Leste Zacarias Albano Da Costa. Da Costa stressed that Timor Leste would use the agreement made by Holland and Portugal in 1904 where Naktuka was part of Timor Leste area. In recent days, President Horta blamed the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Ministry of Agriculture because they did not coordinate with the Foreign Affairs Ministry before building social houses in Naktuka.
