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Portugal pledges 175-million-dollars to East Timor

Portugal will provide 175-million-dollars in aid to East Timor next year.

Portugal's Foreign Minister, Jaime Gama, announced the aid after meeting his visiting East Timorese counterpart, Jose Ramos Horta, in Lisbon.

Mr Gama says part of the aid will go to support Portuguese military forces stationed in its former colony.

The two men also agreed the two countries will establish diplomatic relations after United Nations-administered East Timor is formally declared independent next May.

18/12/01 12:23:45 | ABC Radio Australia News

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