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Article: Timor-Leste Donates $500,000 For Humanitarian Aid To Cyclone Nargis Survivors In Myanmar

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February 2, 2009
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The Association of South-East Asian Nations issued the following news release:

Timor-Leste last Thursday announced in Dili its donation of US$500,000 for the ASEANled humanitarian operations to aid the survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta.

Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao made the announcement during a ceremony in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to launch Timor-Leste's "ASEAN National Secretariat", established to organise and coordinate the country's preparations to join ASEAN.

He said that the contribution is Timor-Leste's show of "solidarity" with the people of Myanmar suffering from Cyclone Nargis. "We in Timor-Leste understand the pains and suffering ...

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