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Senior US official meets East Timor's president
AFP, August, 2006
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DILI (AFP) — US assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill met East Timor's president for discussions including the mandate of the next UN mission in the tiny nation.
Hill, who is also due to meet newly-appointed prime minister Jose Ramos-Horta on his two-day trip, is the most senior US official to visit East Timor since it became independent in 2002.
"We had a good discussion," Hill told reporters after meeting President Xanana Gusmao.
Hill said they had discussed the challenges facing East Timor's government, issues such as unemployment and the UN's next mission.
A small UN mission in Dili was due to end in May but had its mandate extended to August 20 by the UN Security Council, with a larger mission expected to be deployed from then.
"We also talked about the fact that at the end of the day, the people of ...
