Timor-Leste

2022 - 12 - 8

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Singapore offers training to prepare Timor Leste for Asean ... (The Star Online)

THE republic launched a training programme for Timor Leste officials in support of the country's bid for Asean membership.

This will be followed by a state banquet hosted by President Halimah at the Istana. — The Straits Times/ANN Lee also hosted lunch for Ramos-Horta at the Istana.

ASEAN "Membership": What is Next for Timor-Leste and ASEAN ... (Australian Institute of International Affairs)

It was a long wait for Timor-Leste when ASEAN eventually agreed in principle to admit it as the regional bloc's 11th member, as announced in a statement during ...

As one of the newest actors in the international arena, and as a small state, Timor-Leste has had to formulate a foreign policy that guarantees worldwide recognition and establishes the country as a credible actor. That said, and in moving forward, there is a growing sentiment to looking at this problem differently. When the news was released, state leaders and key policy-makers in Timor-Leste welcomed the decision; however, the reaction of the Timorese, in general, was not overly enthusiastic. Internationally, and as a small state, the relationship between Timor-Leste and China has been the focus of recent discussions, particularly as China’s “soft power” and global resource diplomacy grows. Timor-Leste is now granted the observer status that would enable it to participate in all ASEAN meetings and summit plenaries until full membership is achieved. It is an important moment back home in Timor-Leste personally for President Jose Ramos Horta, as he was also the president when Timor-Leste first applied for membership in 2011.

Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta in first ever state visit to ... (Mothership.sg)

Singapore's servicemen served in Timor-Leste from 1999 until 2012, as part of International Force East Timor.

Vivian said that Ramos-Horta reminded PM Lee and Halimah that Singapore had been the only Asean member to abstain on United Nations Resolution [3485](https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/189768?ln=en) in 1975, a vote on the annexation of Timor Leste. Singapore deployed medical teams, combat peacekeepers, logistics support and equipment from 1999 until 2012. [November](https://mothership.sg/2022/11/asean-timor-leste-11th-myanmar/). [remarks](https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Statements-Transcripts-and-Photos/2022/12/45SL081222), paid tribute to Singapore's and Timor-Leste's history, which pre-dates independence. [inauguration](https://mothership.sg/2022/05/maliki-osman-timor-leste-2022/). [hosted](https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Statements-Transcripts-and-Photos/2022/12/TLSV081222) President Ramos-Horta to an official lunch, which came after Ramos-Horta had an Orchid hybrid named after him, the Dendrobium José Ramos-Horta.

Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's ... (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore)

Welcome to the 45 ^th Singapore Lecture. In case you have not noticed, this is the first (Singapore) Lecture we have had since COVID-19, and it is the first ...

It is on that note of friendship and hope that we look forward to the future achievements of Timor-Leste and to listen to Your Excellency the President, Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste. We have been with you since the beginning, and we will continue to walk this journey with you. You reminded us that when a certain big country annexed Timor-Leste and a vote for Resolution 3485 came to the UN General Assembly, Singapore was the only member of ASEAN that abstained on that vote. As a relatively young country ourselves, Singapore knows first-hand the value of strong, consistent, reliable friendships and the importance of leveraging each other’s strengths for mutual support and prosperity. Mr President, it is a great delight and a real honour for all of us to have you here with us. We are deeply honoured to have His Excellency the President deliver the lecture.

Government and WFP join forces to boost school feeding in Timor ... (Mirage News)

DILI – The Government of Timor-Leste and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today signed an agreement to work together in boosting the.

WFP helped launch the School Feeding Programme in Timor-Leste in 2005. It is our mandate to ensure that our school-aged children are supported for learning, growth, and development through a strong school feeding programme with a decentralized model in the municipalities,” said H.E. “We envisage that the tripartite MoU will facilitate an important investment for school-aged children in Timor-Leste to have better nutritional status and improved educational outcomes.

The Government and WFP join forces to boost school feeding in ... (ReliefWeb)

News and Press Release in English on Timor-Leste about Education and Food and Nutrition; published on 9 Dec 2022 by WFP.

In 2021, the Government of Timor-Leste signed the *School Meals Coalition Declaration: Nutrition, Health, and Education for all children, *a commitment to continue the expansion of the national school feeding programme, which currently supports around 290,000 students across the country. It is our mandate to ensure that our school-aged children are supported for learning, growth, and development through a strong school feeding programme with a decentralized model in the municipalities,” said H.E. “This MoU will pave the way for stronger cooperation towards our common goal of improving the health and nutrition of school-aged children in Timor-Leste.