President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste had a myriad of views to express -- at times with light humour and sometimes dark satire -- over his 25 years of struggle for freedom and independence.
During a public fireside chat in Jakarta on June 2 at the School of Government of the Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia (Eria), he spoke for nearly 190 minutes, including a question-and-answer session, about his experiences as a diplomat and freedom fighter. Among the audience were senior Indonesian diplomats, including former foreign ministers Hassan Wirajuda and Marty Natalegawa, and former vice foreign minister Dino Patti Djalal.
