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Timor-Leste President and SRSG Celebrate 5 May Agreement

5 May 2009

José Ramos-Horta (top right), President of Timor-Leste, today inaugurated the Garden of 5 May in Dili, commemorating the historic 5 May 1999 Agreement which led to the establishment of the first UN mission in Timor-Leste, UNAMET, and the Popular Consultation on 30 August 1999. Opening the garden in what until recently was a camp for displaced persons, the President honoured the people of Timor-Leste and Indonesia who had worked for democratic change in their country, and the UN.
Release of the dove at the opening ceremony. Also present is Atul Khare (fourth from left, in sunglasses), Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste.

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