Antara News, Thursday, November 18, 2010 14:59 WIB
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Democratic Republic of Timor Leste has provided donation worth one US million dollars for victims of the Wasior flash flood, Mentawai tsunami and Merapi eruption.
The Timor Leste government represented by Social Solidarity Minister Maria Dominggas Fernandes and Deputy Minister of Finance Rui Manuel Hamjam presented the assistance to Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono, Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Triyono wibowo at Minister Laksono`s office, here, Thursday.
Minister Maria Dominggas Fernandes on the occasion said the government and people of Timor Leste expressed deep sympathy for the natural disasters which have hit several parts of Indonesia lately.
The one-million-dollar assistance was to demonstrate Timor Leste`s solidarity toward the victims of the disasters.
"Our presence here is on a special mission assigned by Prime Minister Kayrala Xanana Gusmao and to show a determination of the Timor Leste`s people to help Indonesia," he said.
She said her country has been following the developments on the recent disasters in Indonesia from the media reports.
Minister Agung Laksono said the Indonesian government appreciated the assistance provided by the Timor Leste government.
The donation would be use for rehabilitation and reconstruction works in the disaster-hit regions.
The minister hoped that Timor Leste`s assistance could strengthen the bilateral relations between Indonesia and Timor Leste.
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