JOINT DECLARATION ON ESTABLISHING A PARSERIA FOUN BA ERA FOUN (NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW ERA) BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE AND THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA

CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

* Timor-Leste and Australia are partners and neighbours with a shared history, values, region and future. Recognising the strength of the partnership, His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste and the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia decide to establish a Parseria Foun ba Era Foun ("Parseria"), which is Tetum for a New Partnership for a New Era. In declaring the Parseria, both Governments commit to ongoing cooperation, consultation and mutual respect for national sovereignty.

Pillar One: Peace and Regional Integration* As close friends and neighbours, relations between Timor-Leste and Aus...