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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>----------
Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b>Maria-Gabriela Carrascalao Heard</b> <br>
Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:51 AM<br>
Subject: Press release :Permanent Mission of the RDTL to the UN chaired the
ASIAN Group of nations for the 1st time<br>
<br>
<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FYI
<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the United
Nations this month chaired the Asian Group of nations for the first time ever.
FYI and usage attached is a Press Release with more details.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Warm
regards </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Maria-Gabriela
Carrascalao Heard</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Media
Advisor </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ministério
dos Negócios Estrangeiros</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RDTL</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contacts :</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email:</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MNE-
</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:maria.heard@mne.gov.tl" target="_blank">maria.heard@mne.gov.tl</a>
</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> or</span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gmail
- <a href="mailto:mgabrielacarrascalaoh@gmail.com" target="_blank">mgabrielacarrascalaoh@gmail.com</a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tel:</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>+670- 730 4231<span
style='color:#1F497D'> / </span>+670- 723 5288<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=86 height=85
id="Imagem_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.jpg@01C982C7.622F2750"></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MINISTÉRIO DOS NEGÓCIOS ESTRANGEIROS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Divisão de Relações Publicas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:120%'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%'>Media Release <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>30 / 01/2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Permanent Mission of the
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the United Nations this month chaired the
Asian Group of nations for the first time ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Chairmanship of the Group rotates
monthly among its 53 member states.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tasks for the <st1:City w:st="on">Mission</st1:City>
included taking responsibility for all communication within the Group and
between the Group and the other regional Groups (Africa, Western Europe,
Eastern Europe, and <st1:place w:st="on">Latin America</st1:place>), organizing
and chairing the monthly Group meeting and updating the candidature chart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>H E Ambassador Nelson dos <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Santos</st1:place></st1:City> personally chaired
the Group's January meeting on the 26th, providing effective leadership.
Delegates expressed their satisfaction with the manner in which the
chairmanship was conducted at the end of the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Timor-Leste successfully led the Group
in endorsing several of its members as candidates for various committees and
commissions within the UN system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Despite
the relative newness of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mission</st1:City></st1:place>
to the UN system, it handled the extra responsibilities well and has set the
foundation for taking on chairmanships and other projects in future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
more information please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ms
Josefina Tilman: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>email:
<a href="mailto:jtilman@timor-leste.un.org">jtilman@timor-leste.un.org</a>
or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
<a href="mailto:finatilman@yahoo.com">finatilman@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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