The Prime Minister, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, went last Sunday, May 16th, to the Sub-District of Maubisse, District of Ainaro, for the consultation on the National Strategic Development Plan.

The entourage of the Head of the Executive – including the Secretaries of State for Safety, Francisco Guterres, and for Culture, Virgílio Smith – was greeted, highly praised by the population, near to the Church Hall of Maubisse, by the District Administrator of Ainaro, Manuel Pereira, together with the MP Manuel Tilman, of KOTA.

The local authorities and the population welcomed the Prime Minister, offering him with the tais (traditional cloth) and, in the middle of cheering to the maun boot (older brother) of the liberation and independence of Timor-Leste, he was walked to the consultation venue, at the Church Hall.

Before the consultation session began, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão was invited by the elders to take shelter at the uma lulik (Sacred House), built in front of the Church Hall and chew betel nut leaves with areca palm fruits and lime dust, at Maubisse’s traditional way, for the receptions of important guests. After, the heirs of D. Adelino Espírito Santo offered a cane from his kingdom days, symbolizing the power to be granted in Timor-Leste at the service of its People and its Well-Being.

During the consultation, the Head of the Executive promised to join efforts in order to attract development and benefit the People and the Country of Timor-Leste.