De Europæiske Socialdemokraters Gruppe er overbevist om, at den østtimoresiske befolkning kan klare denne krise for det spirende demokrati, ligesom det før har klaret andre meget alvorlige, ja, sågar eksistentielle kriser.
As European Socialists, we remain convinced that the people of East Timor will overcome this crisis associated with the difficulties of a growing democracy, just as it has overcome previous, more serious crises that have threatened their very existence.