Rudd Sends More Peacekeepers To East Timor
Feb 11, 2008 - Audio Clips, Foreign Aid, Rudd Government | comments(0)
More Australian peacekeeping personnel will be sent to East Timor, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced today.
The decision follows the assassination attempt on the East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta.
Speaking at a press conference in Canberra, Rudd emphasised the significance of an attack on the democratic process in one of Australia’s near neighbours.
Listen to Kevin Rudd’s press conference:
