Brazil, East Timor sign deals on education, football
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Brasilia - Brazil and East Timor signed several bilateral deals Wednesday, including the extension until 2010 of a programme whereby Brazilian teachers will help train colleagues in the fellow- Portuguese-speaking country. The agreements were signed in Brasilia, in the framework of a visit by East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "Our initiatives have a direct impact on the quality of life of the people of East Timor," Lula said in a press conference. "The idea is to offer instruments so that men and women (in East Timor) can shape their own destinies," Lula said. The Brazilian president explained that the South American country - the winner of a record five editions of the World Cup - will from March train football coaches in Portuguese-speaking countries like East Timor. The two presidents also agreed to cooperate on cultural matters including exchanges for artists and seminars on audiovisuals. Ramos Horta, on his first visit to Brazil, said the main challenge for his government is the fight against violence and poverty. "We have to conquer investors. Now, we have the responsibility to combat poverty," the East Timorese president said. Ramos Horta referred to Lula as an "older brother," and announced the creation of an East Timorese diplomatic mission in Brasilia.
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You've seen the light
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ac.maurinho ,
Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:51:22 GMT
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IT's very good diplimacy for a president like his excelency Dr. Horta to lobby even to what is not considered as political matters. Dr. Horta might have seen "the light" that, timorese with post-war mentality, can go together hand in hand when they are watching a fotball game-they were like people without the past painful history but just the present- football can recomcile them.good for Brasil, the inventor of "Jogo Bonito" on earth to spread its empire, let the world see that Timorese too speak the language of "Jogo Bonito" :) chao
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Obrigado
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Alcostzka ,
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:30:33 GMT
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Thank you brazil!! i have watched tiger cup how east timorese football team was beaten badly. However, i do have a hope that East Timor will be a brilliant future that it will be like a brazilian team not only in south east asia buat all over asia...Brazil's game is called "samba" East timor's "tebe-tebe"
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Thank You Brazil
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pinoy70 ,
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:59:30 GMT
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That's a very good way of improving soccer in Timor.
In most of the soccer matches like Tiger Cup in Asia, Timor was beaten badly. And I guess Timor never achieved any victory in any match. What a pity!
The simple reason is that they did not have good training, good coach and other good facilities that will help them in training. I guess they are lacking those things.
Personally, Brazil, as a soccer nation, should help Timor. THey speak same language.
And this can be real that Timor could be another brazilians in south east asia. Go Timor Leste..!!
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