F-FDTL to set up security posts in Atauro Island *Televizaun Timor-Leste, July 29, 2013 language source: Tetun The Timorese Defense Force (f-FDTL) is planning to set up its security posts in Atauro Island to better control illegal fishing in the Timor Sea. Speaking to journalists, State Secretary for Defense, Julio Thomas Pinto said they had identified space for constructing the security posts and said the Land Property Directorate was currently measuring land for the construction. Mr. Pinto called on communities in the island to collaborate with the defense force in order to facilitate the construction of the posts. Meanhile, F-FDTL Commander, Major General Lere Anan Timur said the deployment of his soldiers in Atauro would help control activities in the country’s sea. “We have found space to construct security posts as what we have said that Oe-Cusse and Atauro are the same status and it is about the country’s sovereignty,” Lere said.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:31:32 +0000
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