Timor-Leste: Oil Dispute Prompts East Timor PM to Stay

Sep 26, 2014 | Matthew Pennington, Herald Sun
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Veteran East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao says he's pushing back plans to stand down as the fledgling nation's prime minister as his fledgling nation continues to dispute oil revenues with Australia.

Gusmao told The Associated Press in an interview on Thursday he'd intended to resign this September, but will now stay on until the first half of 2015, as East Timor grapples with disputes over oil revenues with Canberra and US energy giant ConocoPhillips.