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East Timor's Bishop Belo visits HiroshimaKyodo

East Timor's Bishop Belo visits HiroshimaKyodo

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Belo, East Timor's spiritual leader and joint winner of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize with Jose Ramos-Horta, also of East Timor, on Sept. 19 visits the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima and presents a wreath to the monument for A-bomb victims. Belo came to Japan to deliver an address to an international forum on refugees and migrants organized by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan.

Japanese opposition leaders meet Belo in E. Timor

Japanese opposition leaders meet Belo in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - East Timor spiritual leader Bishop Carlos Belo (C) meets Japanese opposition politicians Tsutomu Hata (L) and Satsuki Eda at his home in Dili on Nov. 10. Hata, ex-premier and now secretary general of the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), and Eda, a DPJ upper house member, also met with resistance leader Xanana Gusmao in Laga, a village east of Dili, the same day.

Bishop Belo offers thanks to Interfet's Gen. Cosgrove

Bishop Belo offers thanks to Interfet's Gen. Cosgrove

DILI, East Timor - East Timor's spiritual leader Bishop Carlos Belo (second from left) offers blessings Oct. 17 to Australia's Maj. Gen. Peter Cosgrove, commander of the international force for East Timor (Interfet), at a cathedral in Dili. Belo praised the Interfet for stemming the wave of militia violence.

Dili residents greet Belo's return

Dili residents greet Belo's return

DILI, East Timor - People in Dili, East Timor, welcome the return of their spiritual leader, Bishop Carlos Belo, at his home on Oct. 6. Belo, who arrived in the ravaged half-island from Darwin, Australia, said the sheer scale of destruction makes it look ''worse than hell.''

People pray at Belo's church after attack by militias

People pray at Belo's church after attack by militias

DILI, East Timor - People pray at the church of East Timor Bishop Carlos Belo in Dili, East Timor, on Sept. 6 after pro-Indonesian militias attacked and opened fire on the church. Bishop Belo is safe and said to be in Baucau, some 40 kilometers east of Dili, to meet Baucau Bishop Basilio do Nascimento.

Machimura meets East Timor's bishop Belo

Machimura meets East Timor's bishop Belo

DILI, East Timor - Japanese State Foreign Secretary Nobutaka Machimura (R), who arrived in Dili, East Timor, on Aug. 15, shakes hands with Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo before their meeting Aug. 16. Machimura apparently told Belo he will try to find out what Japan can do to contribute to the United Nations' efforts to maintain order in East Timor following Aug. 30 referendum.

Megawati vows to respect result of Aug. 30 referendum

Megawati vows to respect result of Aug. 30 referendum

DILI, East Timor - Indonesian presidential front-runner Megawati Sukarnoputri (L) shakes hands with East Timor Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo in Dili, East Timor, on Aug. 10. Megawati promised Belo that she will respect the result of the territory's Aug. 30 referendum on independence.

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Ceremony held for East Timor's new Human Rights Avenue

Ceremony held for East Timor's new Human Rights Avenue

DILI, East Timor - A ceremony to name part of Dili's main thoroughfare Human Rights Avenue is held in the East Timor capital on Dec. 10. Attending the ceremony were (L to R) Jose Ramos-Horta, vice president of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT), Bishop Carlos Belo, CNRT leader Xanana Gusmao and U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor administrator Sergio Vieira de Mello.

East Timor's Bishop Belo visits Hiroshima

East Timor's Bishop Belo visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Belo, East Timor's spiritual leader and joint winner of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize with Jose Ramos-Horta, also of East Timor, on Sept. 19 visits the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima and presents a wreath to the monument for A-bomb victims. Belo came to Japan to deliver an address to an international forum on refugees and migrants organized by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan.

Japanese opposition leaders meet Belo in E. Timor

Japanese opposition leaders meet Belo in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - East Timor spiritual leader Bishop Carlos Belo (C) meets Japanese opposition politicians Tsutomu Hata (L) and Satsuki Eda at his home in Dili on Nov. 10. Hata, ex-premier and now secretary general of the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), and Eda, a DPJ upper house member, also met with resistance leader Xanana Gusmao in Laga, a village east of Dili, the same day.

Bishop Belo offers thanks to Interfet's Gen. Cosgrove

Bishop Belo offers thanks to Interfet's Gen. Cosgrove

DILI, East Timor - East Timor's spiritual leader Bishop Carlos Belo (second from left) offers blessings Oct. 17 to Australia's Maj. Gen. Peter Cosgrove, commander of the international force for East Timor (Interfet), at a cathedral in Dili. Belo praised the Interfet for stemming the wave of militia violence.

Dili residents greet Belo's return

Dili residents greet Belo's return

DILI, East Timor - People in Dili, East Timor, welcome the return of their spiritual leader, Bishop Carlos Belo, at his home on Oct. 6. Belo, who arrived in the ravaged half-island from Darwin, Australia, said the sheer scale of destruction makes it look ''worse than hell.''

People pray at Belo's church after attack by militias

People pray at Belo's church after attack by militias

DILI, East Timor - People pray at the church of East Timor Bishop Carlos Belo in Dili, East Timor, on Sept. 6 after pro-Indonesian militias attacked and opened fire on the church. Bishop Belo is safe and said to be in Baucau, some 40 kilometers east of Dili, to meet Baucau Bishop Basilio do Nascimento.

Machimura meets East Timor's bishop Belo

Machimura meets East Timor's bishop Belo

DILI, East Timor - Japanese State Foreign Secretary Nobutaka Machimura (R), who arrived in Dili, East Timor, on Aug. 15, shakes hands with Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo before their meeting Aug. 16. Machimura apparently told Belo he will try to find out what Japan can do to contribute to the United Nations' efforts to maintain order in East Timor following Aug. 30 referendum.

Megawati vows to respect result of Aug. 30 referendum

Megawati vows to respect result of Aug. 30 referendum

DILI, East Timor - Indonesian presidential front-runner Megawati Sukarnoputri (L) shakes hands with East Timor Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo in Dili, East Timor, on Aug. 10. Megawati promised Belo that she will respect the result of the territory's Aug. 30 referendum on independence.

E. Timor rebel leader interviewe

E. Timor rebel leader interviewe

Jailed East Timor rebel leader Jose Alexandre Xanana Gusmao has criticized a recent withdrawal of Indonesian armed forces troops from East Timor for being conducted without the supervision of the United Nations. He leveled the criticism in an interview with Kyodo News at east Jakarta's Cipinang Prison on Wednesday July 29. The photo was taken when Xanana met East Timor Bishop Carlos Belo at the prison July 17. ==Kyodo