Agreement hailed in Timor oil and gas dispute

Giàn khoan dầu tại vùng biển tranh chấp giữa Úc và Đông Timor Source: ABC Australia

Australia and Timor-Leste have welcomed an agreement in their long-running dispute over oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea.

Published 4 September 2017 5:40pm

Updated 4 September 2017 5:59pm

By Gareth Boreham

Source: SBS

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The international Permanent Court of Arbitration has announced the parties reached a deal following conciliation proceedings.

The bitterness caused by the wrangling between the two countries will not be easily forgotten.