LH karta ba Parlamentu rua kona-ba Tratadu Fronteira Maritima

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Iha loron 6 Marsu tinan 2018, Timor-Leste no Australia asina Tratadu foun atu estabelese sira nia fronteira maritima. Tratadu foun ne'e hein ratifikasaun husi nasaun rua. La'o Hamutuk haruka ona submisaun ida ba Parlamentu Australia iha fulan Abril.

Ami foin hakerek submisaun ida tan ba Parlamentu Nasional RDTL. PN sei debate ratifikasaun durante fulan ida ne'e. Ami nia pontu prinsipál mak ne'e:

• La’o Hamutuk fó parabéns nasaun rua nia esforsu hodi define fronteira marítima hafoin luta tinan barak nia laran.
• Ami enkoraja Governu atu ratifika lalais Tratadu ida ne’e.
• Timor-Leste tenke mantén nafatin nia sistema governasaun ne’ebé efetivu hodi jere setór petrolíferu.
• Presiza foka ba enerjia no rekursu nasaun ne’e nian hodi diversifika ekonomia atu nune’e hadook-an husi dependénsia petrolíferu.
• Molok aumenta tan gastu ba Projetu Tasi Mane, Governu, Parlamentu no públiku tomak tenke estuda kle’an rezultadu husi avaliasaun fiskál, sosiál, ekonomiku no ambiental, hodi tetu kustu, benefísiu no risku sira. 
• Sidadaun Timor-Leste no Australia sei kontinua ezije ba Governu Australia atu selu osan biliaun $5 husi rendimentu petrolíferu nian ne’ebé foti husi Timor-Leste nia territóriu marítima. 

Atu hetan informasaun kle’an liu iha Ingles, hare LH nia website.

LH letters to Parliaments on Maritime Boundary Treaty

Liga ba artigu ne'e iha Tetum

On 6 March, Timor-Leste and Australia signed a Treaty to finally establish their maritime boundary, which is pending ratification by both countries. La'o Hamutuk made a submission to Australia's Parliament in April.  

We have just written a submission to Timor-Leste's National Parliament, which is expected to discuss ratification later this month. Our main points are:

• We appreciate both nations’ success in defining our maritime boundary, after decades of struggle and frustration.
• We encourage Timor-Leste and Australia to ratify the Treaty expeditiously.
• Timor-Leste should maintain its effective, transparent system for managing petroleum activities.
• Our nation needs to focus its energy and resources on diversifying our economy away from petroleum dependency.
• Before spending more money on the Tasi Mane project, the Government, Parliament and the public should study a rigorous and objective assessment of its fiscal, social, economic and environmental costs, benefits and risks.

 For more information on this complex and critical issue, see La'o Hamutuk's website.