East Timor dumps spying case against Australia for 'good faith' oil, gas boundary talks

By Daniel Flitton
Updated January 24 2017 - 6:10pm, first published 2:09pm
East Timor's then prime Minister Mari Alkatiri with John Howard and Alexander Downer in 2006 after signing a "Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea". Photo: MickTsikas
East Timor's then prime Minister Mari Alkatiri with John Howard and Alexander Downer in 2006 after signing a "Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea". Photo: MickTsikas
Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Protesters in Dili demand that Australia negotiate over the Timor Sea boundary. Photo: Wayne Lovell, Timor Photography
Protesters in Dili demand that Australia negotiate over the Timor Sea boundary. Photo: Wayne Lovell, Timor Photography

East Timor has dumped its spying case against Australia in the international court, raising hopes of an eventual end to the bitter stand-off over $40 billion in oil and gas fields.

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