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After the referendum on independence on 30 August 1999, East Timor became an independent nation on 20 May 2002 and began initiating foreign relations with the rest of the global community. [citation needed]

Policy

The foreign policy of East Timor has been defined by its position as a small state surrounded by two much larger powers. Rather than formally aligning with any particular state or bloc, East Timor has sought a diverse set of positive relationships. Upon independence foreign policy was shaped by José Ramos-Horta, who has previously campaigned internationally for East Timorese independence. Ramos-Horta was a proponent of Internationalism, and held sway until 2012. Following elections in 2012, leaders such as Xanana Gusmão and Taur Matan Ruak pursued a slightly more nationalistic foreign policy.[1]: 14–17, 20 

East Timor has pursued membership in a variety of multilateral forums, positioning itself as a reliable international actor. This promotion of international law is tied to the countries own security needs. Its broad global relations are shaped by its history, with its ties outside of its immediate region influenced by Catholicism, and by Portuguese colonial history. Regionally, its relations are influenced by cultural links to nearby regions, as well by the need to ensure security and independence in the light of the power imbalance between East Timor and its neighbours, Australia and Indonesia.[1]: 18–20  Upon independence, it sought membership of ASEAN, despite historical ASEAN support of the Indonesian position and cultural links with Melanesia that were part of the East Timorese identity.[1]: 85 

Relations with specific countries and regions

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Main article: Accession of East Timor to ASEAN

East Timor is the only country in Southeast Asia neither a member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nor holding observer status in the group. However, East Timor has expressed its intention of gaining observer status to ASEAN in July 2002 and in 2006 it was considered six years to join.[2] However, East Timor has attended many meetings of ASEAN regardless. In 2007 East Timor signed the ASEAN Treaty on Amity and Co-operation.[3][4]

East Timor is a potential member of the East Asia Summit.[citation needed]

Bilateral relations

List of countries which Timor Leste maintains diplomatic relations with:

# Country Date
1  China 20 May 2002[5]
2  Norway 20 May 2002[6]
3  Thailand 20 May 2002[7]
4  Algeria 20 May 2002[8]
5  Angola 20 May 2002[9]
6  Australia 20 May 2002[10]
7  Brazil 20 May 2002[11]
8  Brunei 20 May 2002
9  Canada 20 May 2002
10  Colombia 20 May 2002[12]
11  Cuba 20 May 2002[13]
12  Czech Republic 20 May 2002
13  France 20 May 2002[14]
14  Germany 20 May 2002[15]
–  Holy See 20 May 2002[16]
15  Israel 20 May 2002
16  Japan 20 May 2002[17]
17  Malaysia 20 May 2002[18]
18  New Zealand 20 May 2002
19  Philippines 20 May 2002[19][20]
20  Portugal 20 May 2002[21]
21  Russia 20 May 2002[22]
–  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 20 May 2002[23]
22  Singapore 20 May 2002[24]
23  South Korea 20 May 2002[25]
24  Spain 20 May 2002[26]
25  Sweden 20 May 2002[27]
26  Turkey 20 May 2002[28]
27  United States 20 May 2002[29]
28  Mozambique 21 May 2002
29  United Kingdom 21 May 2002
30  Finland 20 June 2002[30]
31  Cyprus 20 June 2002[31]
32  Indonesia 2 July 2002[32][33]
33  Papua New Guinea 19 July 2002[34]
34  Vietnam 28 July 2002[35]
35  Cambodia 29 July 2002[36]
36  Laos 29 July 2002[37]
37  Palau 16 August 2002[38]
–  Cook Islands 17 August 2002
38  Fiji 21 August 2002[39]
39  Vanuatu 21 August 2002[40]
40  Chile 16 September 2002[41]
41   Switzerland 16 September 2002[42]
42  Peru 30 September 2002[43]
43  Slovakia 17 October 2002[44]
44  Argentina 23 October 2002
45  Austria 24 October 2002[45]
46  North Korea 5 November 2002[46]
47  Poland 18 November 2002[47]
48  Maldives 26 November 2002[48]
49  Tonga 26 November 2002[49]
50  Romania 20 December 2002[50]
51  Bulgaria 21 January 2003[51]
52  Hungary 21 January 2003[52]
53  India 24 January 2003[53]
54  Ireland 31 January 2003[54]
55  Belgium 3 February 2003[55]
56  South Africa 3 February 2003
57  Croatia 5 February 2003[56]
58  Denmark 12 February 2003 or before
59  Mauritius 20 March 2003[57]
60  North Macedonia 25 March 2003[58]
61  Slovenia 3 April 2003[59]
62  Greece 4 April 2003[60]
63  Belize 15 April 2003[61]
64  Costa Rica 14 May 2003[62]
65  Cameroon 20 May 2003[63]
66  Malta 20 May 2003[64][65]
67  El Salvador 23 May 2003[66]
68  Mexico 26 September 2003[67]
69  Ukraine 27 September 2003[68]
70  Namibia 1 October 2003[69]
71  Mongolia 28 October 2003[70]
72  Iran 10 November 2003 or before
73  Netherlands 17 November 2003 or before
74  Italy 24 November 2003 or before
75  Iceland 4 December 2003[71]
76  Armenia 23 December 2003[72]
77  Kuwait 30 December 2003
78  Bangladesh December 2003
–  State of Palestine 1 March 2004[73]
79  Azerbaijan 5 April 2004[74]
80  Samoa 27 July 2004[75]
81  Nigeria 2004[76]
82  Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 March 2005[77]
83  Pakistan April 2005
84  Tajikistan 4 October 2005[78]
85  Venezuela 5 October 2005[79]
86  Estonia 21 December 2005[80]
87  Egypt 13 April 2006[81]
–  Sovereign Military Order of Malta 18 September 2006[82]
88  Myanmar 26 September 2006[83]
89  Republic of Congo 7 November 2006[84]
90  Luxembourg 27 September 2007[85]
91  Dominican Republic 24 October 2007[86]
92  Nicaragua 2 November 2007[87]
94  Uruguay 23 September 2008[88]
95  United Arab Emirates 13 November 2009[89]
96  Cape Verde 18 November 2009[90] or before
97  Monaco 19 February 2010[91]
98  Montenegro 24 September 2010[92]
99  Ecuador 8 September 2011[93]
100  Andorra 20 September 2011[94]
101  San Marino 7 October 2011[95]
102  South Sudan 13 October 2011[96]
103  Solomon Islands 21 December 2011[97]
104  Georgia 22 December 2011[98]
105  Tuvalu 8 September 2012[99]
106  Qatar 12 October 2012
107  Haiti October 2012[100]
108  Equatorial Guinea July 2013
109  Trinidad and Tobago 24 September 2013[101]
110  Latvia 27 September 2013[102]
111  Lithuania 27 September 2013[103]
112  Jamaica 27 September 2014[104]
113  Belarus 1 October 2014[105]
114  Saudi Arabia 29 January 2015[106]
115  Ghana 15 June 2016[107] or before
116  Marshall Islands 25 September 2019[108]
117  Bahrain 27 September 2019[109]
118  Guinea-Bissau 11 November 2021[110] or before
119  Dominica 15 November 2021[111]
120  Serbia 20 December 2021[112]
121    Nepal 11 February 2022[113]
–  Kosovo 9 March 2022[114]
122  Oman 31 March 2022[115]
123  Sri Lanka 4 May 2022[116]
124  Paraguay 18 September 2022[117]
125  Panama 20 September 2022[118]
Country Formal Relations Began Notes
 Andorra 20 September 2011

Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 20, 2011.[119]

 Angola
  • Angola is accredited to East Timor from its embassy in Singapore.
  • East Timor has an embassy in Luanda.
 Armenia 23 December 2003

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 December 2003. [citation needed]

 Australia See Australia–East Timor relations

Australia and East Timor are near neighbours with close political and trade ties. For many years Australia implicitly supported the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, giving priority to the policy of maintaining good relations with Indonesia. This policy was however changed in the late 1990s, when Australia began to support the UN. Since then, Australia has played a prominent role in the young republic's history. Australia led the military force that helped stabilise the country after it chose independence from Indonesia in 1999 and also after the internal conflict in 2006 and has been a major source of aid since.

 Belize 15 April 2003

Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 15, 2003.[120]

 Brazil See Brazil–East Timor relations

Brazil and East Timor are both Portuguese-speaking and relations are friendly. Brazil has a co-operation program with East Timor, that includes a wide range of areas, including labour policy, justice, national security, culture, agriculture, education, governance, sports, environment and health.

  • Brazil has an embassy in Dili.
  • East Timor has an embassy in Brasília.
 Cape Verde
  • Cape Verde is accredited to East Timor from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Praia.
  • East Timor is accredited to Cape Verde from its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Both nations also conduct diplomatic relations from their respective ambassadors accredited to the CPLP in Lisbon, Portugal.
 China See China–East Timor relations
  • China has an embassy in Dili.
  • East Timor has an embassy in Beijing.
 Croatia 5 February 2003

Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 5, 2003.[121][122]

 Cuba
  • Cuba has an embassy in Dili.
  • East Timor has an embassy in Havana.
 Cyprus 12 June 2002

Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 12, 2002.[123]

 Georgia

Georgia is represented in Timor by its embassy in Jakarta.[124]

 Guinea-Bissau
  • East Timor is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dili.
  • Guinea-Bissau is accredited to East Timor from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bissau.
  • Both nations also conduct diplomatic relations from their respective ambassadors accredited to the CPLP in Lisbon, Portugal.
 India See East Timor–India relations

Relations between East Timor and India date back to the early modern period. Indian traders traveled to the island in search of sandalwood. Trade links increased after the Portuguese colonisation of East Timor and portions of India. The Portuguese set up various garrisoned centres in India to carry out this trade, and all of Portugal's territories in Asia, including East Timor, were governed by the Portuguese Viceroy in Goa. Portuguese-trained Goan missionaries arrived in East Timor in the early 17th century, and were influential in spreading Catholicism in the country. Indians also traveled to East Timor to serve as soldiers, colonial bureaucrats, and missionaries. Some Indians arrived in East Timor in the late 19th century to work as migrant labour. A small community of Timorese nationals of Goan descent trace their heritage back to these previous generations of immigrants.[125]

India was the second country to recognize the independence of East Timor.[125] Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah led a high-level delegation representing India at East Timor's Independence Day celebrations in May 2002. Abdullah presented letters of felicitations from the President, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Foreign Minister. Diplomatic relations between the two countries was formally established on 24 January 2003. At the UN General Assembly in 2003, East Timor Prime Minister Alkatiri announced his country's support for India's candidature for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.[126]

India diplomats Kamlesh Sharma and Atul Khare served as the Special Representative of Secretary General (SRSG) in East Timor until 2004 and 2009 respectively. India's DPR in New York was a member of the UN Security Council appointed team that visited East Timor in November to assess the situation on the ground and seek feedback from the all parties regarding the withdrawal of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)'s and the situation in the country post-withdrawal.[126]

East Timor voted for India's candidature for a non-permanent seat during 2011–12. The country also supported the election of Poonam Khetrapal Singh for the post of Regional Director, South East Asia Regional office (SEARO), WHO in September 2013. East Timor co-sponsored a resolution moved by India at the UN General Assembly in January 2015, to declare 21 June as International Yoga Day.[126]

Several high-level visits between officials of the two countries have taken place. East Timorese Vice Minister of Health Natalia D. Araujo visited Delhi to participate in the International Conference on Traditional Medicine for South East Asian Countries in February 2013, and is the first East Timorese government official to visit India. Finance Minister Emilia Pires visited India in May 2013 to attend the ADB Governors' Meeting. Hernani Coelho was the first East Timorese Foreign Minister to India. He arrived in the country on a two-day visit in 27–29 March 2016 and met with the Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, Minister of State (VKS) and the Minister of Health & Family Welfare.[126]

 Indonesia See East Timor–Indonesia relations
Indonesia-East Timor border in Mota'ain

Despite the traumatic past, relations with Indonesia are very good. Indonesia is by far the largest trading partner of East Timor (Approximately 50% of imports, 2005) and is steadily increasing its share. The East Timor-Indonesia Boundary Committee meets to survey and delimit land boundary; and Indonesia is seeking resolution of East Timorese refugees in Indonesia.

 Israel See East Timor–Israel relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations in May 2002.[127]

 Japan See East Timor–Japan relations
  • East Timor has an embassy in Tokyo.
  • Japan has an embassy in Dili.[128]
 Kosovo 9 March 2012

East Timor recognised the independence of Kosovo on 20 September 2012.[129][130] The two countries established diplomatic relations on 9 March 2012.[131]

 Latvia 27 September 2013

Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 27, 2013.[132]

 Lithuania 27 September 2013

Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 27, 2013.[133]

 Malaysia See East Timor–Malaysia relations

Malaysia has contributed to many UN peacekeeping missions on the country, such as one are the Operation Astute during the 2006 East Timorese crisis.[134] Malaysia also has provided assistance to Timor-Leste in the area of human resources development through various training programmes and providing assistance to East Timor in its nation building efforts.[134] Currently, Malaysia has been consider by East Timorese as a model to develop their countries.[135][136]

East Timor has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,[137] and Malaysia has an embassy in Dili.[138]

 Malta 20 May 2003

Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 20, 2003.[139]

 Mexico 26 September 2003 See East Timor–Mexico relations
Honorary consulate of Mexico in Dili
  • East Timor is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[140]
  • Mexico is accredited to East Timor from its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia and maintains an honorary consulate in Dili.[141]
 Mongolia 30 June 1967

Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 30, 1967.[142]

 Montenegro 10 September 2010

Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 10, 2010.[143]

 Mozambique

The close relations between Mozambique and East Timor are old, coming already from the time when both territories were Portuguese colonies. Before the independence, several Timorese political leaders lived in exile in Mozambique, including the present President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta and the former Prime-Minister Mari Alkatiri. Both the countries are members of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP).

  • East Timor has an embassy in Maputo.
  • Mozambique is accredited to East Timor from its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
 New Zealand
  • East Timor has an embassy in Wellington.
  • New Zealand has an embassy in Dili.
 Philippines See East Timor–Philippines relations

The Philippines is one of the biggest contributor to the UN-backed peacekeeping missions in Timor-Leste even before the East Timor became independent from Indonesia.

Being the only two predominantly Catholic nation in Asia, relations with the Philippines became very positive as soon as East Timor was multilaterally recognised as an independent state. The two countries are now engaged in a growing commercial relationship, as well as cultural and educational exchanges. The Philippines is a vocal supporter of Timor-Leste's membership in ASEAN.

On 6 June 2013, both countries signed three agreements in Manila concerning infrastructure development, defence and education.[144]

Both nations were conquered by the Iberian powers, mainly by Spain and Portugal, in the 16th century.

 Portugal See East Timor–Portugal relations
The Casa Europa in Dili, the European Union's representation in East TimorEmbassy of Portugal in Dili

East Timor was a colony of Portugal for over 400 years. As a former Portuguese colony, East Timor has a significant proportion of Portuguese speakers. Portuguese is one of the two official languages of Timor and it is a full member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.

From 1986, Portugal started to make the self-determination of East Timor a major concern of its diplomatic policy, at a time when the occupation of this country by Indonesia was still a matter forgotten by the international community. The diplomatic efforts from Portugal were able to achieve a growing international support, including from countries, as Australia and the USA, that hitherto implicitly supported the Indonesian occupation. This efforts would eventually lead to a referendum and the independence of East Timor in 2002.

Other ties include connections between the National University of Timor-Leste and Coimbra University, and between the military forces of East Timor and Portugal.

Timor Leste opened its first Embassy abroad in Lisbon on 5 July 2002[145]

  • East Timor has an embassy in Lisbon.
  • Portugal has an embassy in Dili.
 Romania 20 December 2002

Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 20, 2002.[146]

 Russia See East Timor–Russia relations

Russia was one of the first countries to recognise East Timor's independence and took part in nearly all UN aid programs, providing food and relief personnel, including civil and transport aviation pilots.[147] After the shooting of José Ramos-Horta (former president of East Timor), the Russian ministry said; "The Russian side expresses its concern over the attempt on the life of the East Timor president, and hopes political stability in East Timor will be maintained, as a fundamental condition for a successful solution to the complicated problems it is facing. And in the interests of strengthening national unity and ensuring social and economic development."

  • Russia is accredited to East Timor from its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
 São Tomé and Príncipe
  • East Timor is accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dili.
  • São Tomé and Príncipe is accredited to East Timor from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in São Tomé.
  • Both nations also conduct diplomatic relations from their respective ambassadors accredited to the CPLP in Lisbon, Portugal.
 Serbia

Serbia is represented in Timor by its embassy in Jakarta.[148]

 Singapore 20 May 2002

Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 20, 2002.[149][120]

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste set up an embassy in Singapore on 1 December 2010[150]

 South Korea 20 May 2002

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the East Timor and the Republic of Korea began on 20 May 2002.

  • East Timor has an embassy in Seoul.
  • South Korea has an embassy in Dili.
 Turkey See East Timor–Turkey relations

Turkey is represented in Timor by its embassy in Jakarta.[151]

 United States See East Timor–United States relations
Embassy of the United States in Dili

The United States has a large bilateral development assistance program, $20.6 million in 2007, and also contributes funds as a major member of a number of multilateral agencies such as the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. The US Peace Corps has operated in East Timor since 2002, but it suspended operations in May 2006 due to unrest and instability.

  • East Timor has an embassy in Washington, D.C.
  • United States has an embassy in Dili.
 Vietnam 28 July 2002

Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 28, 2002.

  • Vietnam is accredited to East Timor through its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • East Timor has an embassy in Hanoi.

[152][153]

Participation in international organisations

The country is an observer of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Pacific Alliance; and member of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations (UN), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP).

Although East Timor is not geographically part of Oceania, it also holds observer status in the Pacific Islands Forum, but does not seek full member status nor associate member status within the organisation, as it wishes to become a full member of the ASEAN.

International disputes

East Timor-Indonesia Boundary Committee meets to survey and delimit land boundary; Indonesia seeks resolution of East Timorese refugees in Indonesia; Australia, East Timor, and Indonesia are working to resolve maritime boundary and sharing of seabed resources in the Timor Gap.

See also

Literature

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