Leader of Timor Leste`s Fretilin Party visiting RI

"He (Mari Alkatiri) just now also admitted that his party`s ideology was socialism and not all in his delegation were Moslems," he said.

Tifatul further said that besides giving a lecture to Muhammadiyah (Islamic organization) Alkatiri during his visit here also wished to show that Fretilin still existed although it failed to win the posts of president and prime minister in Timor Leste`s recent general elections.

"Because as you know, Indonesia`s views will somehow always affect the political situation in Timor Leste," Tifatul quoted Alkatiri as saying.

Separetely, Mari Alkatiri meanwhile said that his intention to meet leaders of several organizations and political parties in Indonesia was to hold dialogs and share experience as well as provide information on the latest developments in his country.

"The people of Timor Leste believe that if they can overcome all their present challenges, they will sooner or later recover and become a normal state," he said.