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Tue, 10/28/2008 - 14:51
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TIMOR LESTE EXPLORING POSSIBILITY OF COOPERATING WITH YOGYAKARTA

Yogyakarta, Oct 27 (ANTARA) - Timor Leste Economic and Development Minister Joao Gonzalves is visiting Yogyakarta to explore the pssobility of establishing win-win cooperation ties in various fields with the Indoneisan special region.

"We hope there can be concrete win-win cooperation with Yogyakarta in the fields of agriculture, industry, handicrafts, and human resources development," Gonzalves said at a meeting with Yogyakarta Vige Governor Paku Alam IX here on Monday.

In the meeting with Paku Alam IX at Kepatihan Pareanom building, Gonzalves was accompanied by his deputy, Rui Mauvel.

On the occasion, Gonzalves said Timor Leste as a new country in its development process invited Indonesian investors including from Yogyakarta to invest in various fields in his country.

Gonzalves said his visit to Yogyakarta was to obtain first hand information about the development of local small- and medium-scale industries.

"We want to get a lot of knowledge from Yogyakarta because this province has prospective micro agrobusinesses, and we have the same condition in Timor Leste," he said.

During his visit, Gonzalves also asked about the possibility of organizing a business meeting between related institution in Yogyakarta and Timor Leste, as well as private parties to identify the fields in which they could cooperate.

"A business meeting among government officials and businessmen will be of great benefit to Timor Leste's development in agriculture, industry, handicrafts, and human resources development," he said.

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