DILI, 14 january 2025 (TATOLI) – The Minister of Trade and Industry, Filipus Nino Pereira, briefed the Council of Ministers on Timor-Leste’s participation in the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting Retreat (SEOM Retreat), held last december, and on preparations for the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting (SEOM 1/57), scheduled for this month in the Philippines.
“The presentation framed the SEOM Retreat as a moment of strategic reflection on ASEAN’s economic agenda for the post-2025 period, including the start of implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and the ASEAN Economic Community Strategic Plan 2026–2030, and the alignment of regional priorities in the context of the Philippine chairmanship of ASEAN in 2026,” Government said in a statement.
The importance of Timor-Leste’s participation in this process, as the newest ASEAN member state, was also highlighted, emphasising the strengthening of national involvement in regional economic coordination mechanisms and ongoing technical and institutional preparations to ensure full integration into the organisation’s mechanisms.
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