Norwegian Minister Visiting Gariuai
The Norwegian Minister for Finance visited the Gariuai project 11 December, accompanied by the Norwegian Ambassador and the UN Deputy SRSG, as well as several other visitors!
Minister Kristin Halvorsen (centre front) paid a short visit to Timor-Leste to attend the opening of the new Embassy Section Office in Dili, and wanted to see the hydropower project supported by Norway. Ambassador Bjørn Blokhus (left front) covers Indonesia and Timor-Leste, and accompanied the minister. UN DSRSG Finn Reske-Nielsen also joined for the Gariuai visit, and due to time constraints they arrived in UN helicopter. The group visited the Power House, and showed great interest in the construction and admired the quality of the work. Norway has vast experience when it comes to hydro power development, but the minister admitted that this was the first such construction she had visited which was blessed through a traditional ceremony (see previous blog post)!
Photo: Basil Rolandsen (www.bouvet.info)