AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Australia rejected on Tuesday East Timor's demand that it return seized documents, arguing they may threaten its national security in a case relating to their negotiations over oil and gas reserves worth tens of billions of dollars.
Lawyers made the claim on the second day of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in a complex legal case pitting Australia against its tiny, newly independent southeast Asian neighbour East Timor, also known as Timor Leste.
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