Ramos Horta skeptical about true peace

Genuine peace in the world is attainable - but perhaps in a hundred years or more - and people will have to keep on working on it, said President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta, in Bangkok yesterday.

"Maybe in a hundred years. Maybe in a 1,000 years, but at least not in my short life," said Ramos-Horta, who is on an official visit to Thailand and gave a special lecture at Ramkhamhaeng University after receiving an honorary doctorate in political science.

The former freedom-fighter turned head of state of the small Southeast Asian nation which attained independence in 2002,....