EAST TIMOR
March 1st, 2001
Keith NuthallAEROPORTOS de Portugal and Nazegacao Aeria de Portugal have taken over the management of East Timor's new international airport, in the capital Dili, from the Royal Australian Air Force, the country's United Nations transitional administration (UNTAET) has announced.The Australian military has been responsible for Comoro Airport, since the arrival of INTERFET peacekeepers in September 1999 led to the evacuation of Indonesian authorities, which had been running island territory.The Chief of Support Operations of the UN peacekeeping force, Colonel Ian ...
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