DILI, 06 july 2021 (TATOLI)– The Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste welcomes the outcome of Joint Communique of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Minister Meeting of August 2nd, 2021, particularly paragraph 88 on Timor-Leste’s accession process.
According to the letter released fro the MNEC, stated that Timor-Leste appreciates the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Pillars (ASCC) Fact-Finding Missions (FFM) to Timor-Leste.
“Despite the fact we are facing the global challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, AEC and ASCC ‘s effort continues holding virtual interfaces with Timor-Leste’s sectoral counterparts,” the statement said.
It is also stated that The Government of Timor-Leste acknowledges the commitment of all Member States to continue exploring ways to provide capacity building assistance to Timor-Leste, especially through participation in non-policy making activities in ASEAN.
“Timor-Leste thanks Brunei’s chairmanship for their leadership in 2021 and we look forward to continuing our accession journey under the Kingdom of Cambodia’s Chairmanship in 2022,” said.
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