Ministry of Foreign Affairs of East Timor

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of East Timor

The East Timorese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (officially: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation ; tetum Ministériu Negósius Estranjeirus no Kooperasaun ; Portuguese Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros e Cooperação , or MNEC for short) is the East Timorese government agency for foreign relations . The country's foreign minister is responsible for managing it .

location

The State Department at the bottom of an aerial photograph

Between 1975 and 2000 there was only one government in exile due to the Indonesian occupation . After the Indonesians withdrew , the Foreign Ministry was housed on the ground floor of the government palace until the People's Republic of China built the new building for East Timor. It is located on Avenida de Portugal in the Fatuhada district of the state capital Dili .

tasks

A European delegation visits the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the conception, implementation, coordination and evaluation of the policies established and approved by the Council of Ministers in the areas of East Timor’s foreign policy and international cooperation, consular functions and the promotion and defense of the interests of East Timorese citizens overseas. This includes planning, proposing and implementing foreign policy and ensuring its unity and coherence, preparing legislative and regulatory projects in his areas of responsibility, negotiating the conclusion of international treaties and agreements in accordance with the priorities of East Timor’s foreign policy, and drawing up proposals without compromising the powers of others To violate organs in relation to the demarcation of borders, to promote the interests of East Timor abroad and to ensure the protection of East Timorese citizens abroad, to ensure the representation of East Timor in other states and international organizations and to manage the network of embassies, missions, permanent and temporary missions and consular missions in accordance with the foreign policy priorities, the preparation, planning and implementation of the accession of East Timor to ASEAN and the representation of East Timor in the meetings and activities of ASEAN to ensure the To coordinate the participation of East Timor in the Community of Portuguese- Speaking Countries (CPLP) and to ensure the representation of the country in its meetings and activities, the centralization and coordination of the relations of public authorities to diplomatic or consular representations , international organizations and representatives of accredited cooperation services in East Timor, in coordination to propose and implement a policy of international cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and other relevant state institutions, to coordinate East Timor’s relations with the development partners together with the Ministry of Finance and other relevant government departments, to perform the tasks assigned to it in economic diplomatic matters, to exercise the functions of the National Authorization Officer, Establish mechanisms for cooperation with overseas missions established in the country and mechanisms for collaboration Establish work and coordination with other government agencies with leadership on related areas of activity.

In office, the Foreign Minister is a member of the Konsellu Superior Defeza no Seguransa (KSDS).

Subordinate authorities

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports to the Agência de Cooperação de Timor-Leste ACTL (Ajénsia Kooperasaun Timor-Leste), the Institute for Diplomatic Studies (Instituto de Estudos Diplomáticos, Institutu Estudu Diplomátiku) and the Unidade de Missão para o Desenvolvimento Regional Integrado TIA (Unidade Misaun ba Dezenvolvimentu Rejionál Integradu).

State Secretaries

In the Cabinet of the Fifth Government , a State Secretary for relations with ASEAN was subordinated to the Foreign Ministry . He should plan and implement the preparations for East Timor's accession to ASEAN and ensure that the country is represented at ASEAN meetings and activities.

Web links

Commons : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of East Timor  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of East Timor , accessed December 1, 2003.
  2. ↑ Herald Tribune, July 11, 2007, China's 'soft power' winning allies in Asia
  3. ^ A b Government of East Timor: Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government , accessed May 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ Law 02/2005: Law on the superior council for defense and security
  5. ^ East Timorese Government website: Structure of the V Constitutional Government , accessed March 9, 2014

Coordinates: 8 ° 32 ′ 53.2 ″  S , 125 ° 33 ′ 22.3 ″  E