Relations between East Timor and the United Arab Emirates

Relations between East Timor and the United Arab Emirates

East Timor	United Arab Emirates

The relations between East Timor and the United Arab Emirates describe the interstate relationship between East Timor and the United Arab Emirates .

history

East Timor and the United Arab Emirates established diplomatic relations on November 13, 2009.

In 2003, East Timor's Prime Minister Marí Alkatiri, of Arab origin, visited the United Arab Emirates. In 2014, East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão took part in the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF).

diplomacy

The United Arab Emirates does not have a diplomatic mission in East Timor. The embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, is responsible .

With Joseph Issa East Timor has an honorary consul in Beirut , who also represents the Southeast Asian country in the United Arab Emirates.

economy

In 2018, the East Timor’s Statistical Office registered imports from the United Arab Emirates to East Timor valued at 1,749,000 US dollars (2016: 2,911,000 US dollars). This puts the United Arab Emirates in 20th place (2016: 14th) among the trading partners of East Timor. There were also re-exports from East Timor to the United Arab Emirates amounting to 19,000 US dollars (20th place, 2016: 26,000 US dollars).

Entry requirements

East Timorese require a tourist visa to enter the United Arab Emirates.

Web links

Commons : East Timor-United Arab Emirates Relations  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ United Nations Digital Library: Diplomatic Relations Between Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates as of 13 Nov. 2009 , accessed on 21 January 2018.
2. ↑ KUNA: Kuwait, East Timor are bound with strong relations , June 2, 2007 , accessed January 12, 2018.
3. ^ Government of East Timor: Prime Minister attend the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum at Dubai , accessed on January 20, 2018.
4. ↑ Joseph Issa: Signature du contrat de participation de Timor-Leste à Dubaï Expo 2020-21 , accessed on January 20, 2018.
5. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2016 ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 10, 2018. 
6. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.
7. ↑ Visa HQ: United Arab Emirates Visa for Timor Leste passport holder , accessed January 20, 2018.