The European Union is concerned over the deteriorating security situation in Timor-Leste. The EU calls on all parties involved to refrain from any further violence and to contribute towards re-establishing public order and tranquillity.
The EU welcomes the positive responses by the Governments of Portugal, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia to requests made by the Government of Timor-Leste to dispatch defence and security forces with a view to assisting Timor-Leste in restoring and maintaining security.
The EU also welcomes the initiatives of the Secretary-General of the UN, including his intention to send a special envoy to Timor-Leste in order to facilitate the political dialogue.
The European Union will continue to monitor closely the situation in Timor-Leste.
The Acceding Countries Bulgaria and Romania, the Candidate Countries Turkey, Croatia* and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova align themselves with this declaration.
* Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
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