The 58-year-old Ghimpu and his pro-Western coalition, dubbed the 'Alliance for European Integration', seek closer ties with the European Union and want to take the former Soviet republic out of Russia's sphere of influence.

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The pro-integration armed groups, in turn, use this to argue that they cannot disarm unilaterally, thus creating an intricate situation.

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On April 21st he produced a peace agreement, signed in Jakarta by Mr Gusmao, and in Dili by leaders of the local pro-independence and pro-integration factions.

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He was known as a pro-European who committed Italy to European integration and helped forge the way forward to a single currency.

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