HC Deb 16 June 2004 vol 422 c990W
Mr. Tynan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what line the United Kingdom recognises as the boundary line between East Timor and Australia. [178473]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

There is currently no agreed maritime boundary between East Timor and Australia. We hope they will work together to find a mutually acceptable solution. We welcome reported comments by the Prime Minister of East Timor, Mr. Alkatiri, that East Timor is "open to creative solutions" and by the Australian Foreign Minister James Downer that Australia is "open to fresh ideas".