Foreign interests trying to exploit my fragile nation, says Timor PM Xanana Gusmao

By Tom Allard
Updated October 20 2014 - 6:09pm, first published October 19 2014 - 10:01pm
East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in his office in Dili: "We are fighting for our sovereignty.'' Photo: Tom Allard
East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in his office in Dili: "We are fighting for our sovereignty.'' Photo: Tom Allard

Foreign interests are trying to "dominate" East Timor, exploiting the fragility of the tiny nation to deny its rightful share of the oil and gas revenues in the Timor Sea and sow unrest, its Prime Minister says.

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