Land mines, torture equipment, cluster bombs, chemical weapons are weapons designed to inflict pain and death on human beings. Most victims are civilians, women and children. How can arms manufacturers, weapons designers, plant managers, politicians, who have families of their… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms. — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
The government can access these funds but only following approval by the parliament to support our budget requirements and investments in infrastructure development, education,… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
Free education and health care are essential for the welfare of the population. — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
We have already significant sums of money in our petroleum fund, a fund created by law that includes all the revenues received from the… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
Land mines, torture equipment, cluster bombs, chemical weapons are weapons designed to inflict pain and death on human beings. Most victims are civilians, women… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
The East Timorese government does not believe that we should consider compensation for the victims because there are tens of thousands of people who… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
We do not have a budget support. We are now fully independent in terms of requirements, but we still have a need for development… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that has been criticized; its… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
Working together, they will dig out the truth and nothing but the truth about what happened in '99, to assign responsibility, and to look… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
We believe that human rights transcend boundaries and must prevail over state sovereignty. — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
