Brunei-East Timorese Relations

Brunei-East Timorese Relations

Brunei	East Timor

The states of Brunei and East Timor maintain friendly relations . The diplomatic relations were taken up in 2002 after East Timor was granted independence.

diplomacy

East Timor's Foreign Minister Dionísio Babo visits Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (2019)

The first ambassador of East Timor, Roberto Soares , was still based in Singapore from 2009 . Marçal Avelino Ximenes was appointed the first East Timorese ambassador based in Brunei in 2016.

See also : List of East Timorese Ambassadors in Brunei

Brunei has had an embassy in Dili since 2015. Brunei's first ambassador to East Timor was Paduka Hj Abdul Salam Momin until 2016 .

See also : List of the Brunei ambassadors in East Timor

economy

Brunei is a member of ASEAN , which East Timor wants to join. Both countries derive most of their gross domestic product from oil sources. Brunei expects opportunities in the import of halal -Lebensmitteln in East Timor. The Sultanate wants to sell poultry from farms in Darwin, Australia to East Timor. These foods would be of interest to Muslim tourists , for example . In addition, Brunei East Timor could help with vocational training for its population, for example with scholarships for students at schools in Brunei. Brunei's fish can industry could expand into East Timor.

As of June 2017, there is only one Brunei businessman who works in East Timor. It is one of the main suppliers of oxygen for medical and industrial purposes.

For 2018, the East Timorese Statistical Office registered the import of components for prefabricated houses from Brunei to the value of 5,436 US dollars.

Web links

Commons : Brunei-East Timorese Relations  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Borneo Bulletin: Business opportunities aplenty in Timor-Leste , June 10, 2017 , accessed on June 14, 2017.
2. ↑ Timor Agora: TL Kompleta Ona Nia Embaixada iha Rejiaun Sudeste Aziátiku , December 15, 2016 , accessed on December 15, 2016.
3. ↑ The Brunei Times: Brunei establishes permanent mission in Timor Leste , March 21, 2015 ( Memento of July 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 29, 2016.
4. ↑ The Brunei Times: Brunei paves way for closer ties with Timor Leste , June 13, 2015 ( Memento of the original of July 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 29, 2016. 
5. ↑ Borneo Bulletin: Timor Leste offers vast opportunities for Brunei , December 5, 2015 ( Memento of the original from December 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 July 14, 2017. 
6. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.