(19 May 2002)
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1. Australian Prime Minister John Howard's plane on tarmac
2. Howard descends steps, hugs East Timorese president-elect Xanana Gusmao
3. Howard shakes hands with head of UN Administration in East Timor, Sergio Vieira de Mello
4. Howard greets East Timorese Prime Minister elect Mari Alkatiri then East Timorese Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta
5. Wide of plane and people
6. Howard is presented with scarf
7. Women in traditional dress, pan to Howard walking with officials
8. Howard walking, pan to de Mello
9. Dancers in welcoming ceremony
10. Drummers
11. Welcoming ceremony
12. De Mello walking with Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid
13. Plane, Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano descends steps, greets Xanana Gusmao, then de Mello
14. Chissano is presented with scarf
15. Chissano walking with Gusmao
16. Various dancers in welcoming ceremony
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17. Howard at briefing
18. SOUNDBITE (English) John Howard, Australian Prime Minister
"This is very much an occasion to look forward to the future relationship between Australia and East Timor and for all of us to wish East Timor well and commit ourselves to continue assistance and friendship."
19. Journalists
20. Howard before microphones
21. SOUNDBITE (English) John Howard, Australian Prime Minister (referring to deal over oil in the Timor Gap)
"I reject the suggestion that we have been unfair. We have looked after Australian's interests but we've also, I believe, tried very hard to accommodate the interests of East Timor, as the split indicates."
22. Various peaceful protest against Australia's treatment of East Timor in deal over Timor Gap
STORYLINE:
World leaders have begun arriving in East Timor ahead of Sunday's independence celebrations.
Government officials from the fledgling nation were at Dili airport to meet leaders including Australian Prime Minister John Howard. And there were welcoming ceremonies with traditional dancers and musicians.
The list of dignitaries who will attend the celebrations also includes U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and, controversially, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Shortly after his arrival, Howard held a briefing where he refuted accusations Australia was being unfair to East Timor in a deal to be signed next week over oil and gas reserves in the Timor Gap. The deal means revenues from those reserves, not expected to kick in until 2005, will be divided 90-10 in East Timor's favour.
About 200 East Timorese protesters held up signs and chanted slogans, saying the oil treaty needs to better reflect East Timor's interests. The protesters also chanted in favour of independence for Indonesian provinces with separatist movements, including Irian Jaya and Aceh.
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