Timor-Leste: Diplomatic Confusion, Energy Policy

May 21, 2014 | Eddy Purwanto, The Jakarta Post
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After the furor over bugging, the government has lodged a protest against Australia for repeated territorial violations by the Australian Navy. The apology offered by Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison was seen as insufficient and Indonesia demanded official clarification and the guarantee that the territorial violations would not recur.

It seems the diplomatic confusion will linger while the joint search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean, temporarily halts dialogue.