Fijian-East Timorese Relations

Fijian-East Timorese Relations

Fiji	East Timor

The states of Fiji and East Timor maintain friendly relations .

history

The Ministers Dionísio Babo and Premila Kumar (2019)

Although East Timor is part of Asia , it also has ethnic groups that speak Papuan languages, which is why it also maintains relationships with the Melanesian and Pacific world. As an observer, East Timor participated in the third ACP Summit in July 2002 and, since August 2002, in the annual meetings of the heads of state and government of the Pacific Islands Forum . In 2016, the country joined the Pacific Islands Development Forum . East Timor has had observer status with the Melanesian Spearhead Group since 2010 .

Fiji participated with staff in the United Nations Interim Administration for East Timor (UNTAET) and other organizations in East Timor. Esala Teleni , Fiji's ambassador to East Timor since 2016, was himself a member of the Peace Keeping Forces (PKF).

In 2017, Fiji and East Timor signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Fiji National University (FNU) to work with the East Timorese Ministry of Health . East Timorese are to be trained as medical personnel in Fiji.

In 2019, Premila Kumar , Fiji's Minister for Tourism, Trade, Industry, Local Government and Community Development visited East Timor.

diplomacy

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 2003.

The High Commissioner in Port Moresby , the capital of Papua New Guinea, is also accredited for East Timor.

See also : List of Fijian Ambassadors in East Timor

The Ambassador of East Timor in Canberra , Australia is also accredited for Fiji.

See also : List of East Timorese Ambassadors in Australia

economy

According to the East Timor’s Statistical Office , Fiji exported goods worth 429,000 US dollars (2016: 2,347,000 US dollars) to East Timor in 2018. It was in 27th place (2016: 16th place) in the list of importers for East Timor. There were also re-exports from East Timor to Fiji amounting to 8,000 US dollars (27th place).

Web links

Commons : Fijian-East Timorese Relations  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Fiji Times: Timor Leste is PIDF newest member , July 19, 2016 ( Memento of the original from January 21, 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. , July 20, 2016. 
2. ↑ Fijian Foreign Ministry: July 9, 2011 , accessed June 30, 2017.
3. ↑ Jornal Nacional Diário: Hato'o karta kredensial ba PR Taur, Embaixadora Samoa tanis, Fiji apresia dezenvolvimentu TL , September 28, 2016 , accessed on July 1, 2017.
4. ↑ The Fiji Times: FNU partners with Timor Leste health arm ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2017 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 June 30, 2017. 
5. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of East Timor: HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and cooperation, Mr. Dionísio Babo Soares, had two separate meetings with Mrs. Hon Premila Kumar, Fiji and Mr. Hon Richard Maru, Papua New Guinea. , accessed February 25, 2019.
6. ↑ Fijian Government: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TIKOTIKOCA IN TIMOR LESTE , accessed on July 1, 2017th
7. ↑ Fiji High Comission Port Moresby, PNG: High Commission ( Memento of the original from January 12, 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 July 1, 2017. 
8. ↑ Australian Government: Foreign embassies and consulates in Australia: Timor-Leste ( Memento of the original from February 28, 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 April 6, 2015. 
9. ↑ 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. 
10. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.