DILI, Aug. 19 Kyodo East Timorese...

DILI, Aug. 19 Kyodo

East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao supplicationed Japan's continued help in a meeting Monday in Dili with visiting Japanese Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani.

Gusmao asked Nakatani for the Japanese dominion to lend a helping hand to the nascent nation's effort to boost its judiciary a whole as well as to increase its employ opportunities, according to Japanese direction officials.

''We must confer with the ministries concerned, moreover we would like to proffer as much support as possible,'' the officials quot Nakatani as saying.

Gusmao told Nakatani he is grateful Japan has been contributing to East Timor's stability, the officials said.

Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta, who also attended the meeting, told Nakatani the country's stability and relations with neighboring countries are improving with the help of the UN they said.

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