Morten Harket and East Timor :

In early 1993, Morten has met a Canadian Professor in Human rights  in Monte Carlo who felt concerned with political problems in East Timor, which was, for several years occupied by Indonesians. Timor was suffered from more and more guerrila wars to get its independance.

Morten Harket, as well as Sigurjon Einarsson, have militated together with José Ramos-Horta (winner of  the Nobel Prize in 1996) for peace and independance of Timor.  Morten has even written a song dedicated to East Timor on his second album "Wild Seed".  

Morten and Sigurjon visited twice East Timor. The first time in 1999 and more recently in 2003. That last trip has been an opportunity to set up a documentary for the Norwegian television. Here is a short video :

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Visit of Foreign Minister of East Timor to France (March 16, 2006) :

Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has received Dr. José Ramos Horta, former Foreign Minister of East Timor and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, March 16.

President José Ramos Horta :

José Ramos Horta becomes the new President of Timor Leste on May 9th 2007.

 Prime minister: Xanana Gusamao. Independence hero Xanana Gusmao was named new prime minister in August 2007. Mr Gusamao, who was the country's first president, is revered by many in East Timor for leading the armed resistance to Indonesian rule. He set up the National Congress of East Timor's Reconstruction (CNRT) in 2007 to wrest power from Fretilin.

President Ramos Horta returns home in Dili after an assassination attempt in February 2008 (France 24)

Visit of Albert II of Monaco in Dili on April 18 and 19 2008 in relation with "Sport and Peace"