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East Timor 'not ready' for asylum seekers

Source: 7pm TV News NSW
Published: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 8:09 AEST
Expires: Monday, October 4, 2010 8:09 AEST

East Timor's deputy prime minister Jose Luis Guterres says the country is not ready to become a regional hub for asylum seekers.

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Tags: immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, rights, human-rights, refugees, australia, east-timor, new-zealand

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