Guinea-Bissau-East Timorese Relations

Guinea-Bissau-East Timorese Relations

Guinea-Bissau	East Timor

The states of Guinea-Bissau and East Timor maintain friendly relations. Guinea-Bissau has slightly more inhabitants and is about twice the size of East Timor in terms of area.

history

José Ramos-Horta , UN Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau (2013)

Guinea-Bissau and East Timor are both former Portuguese colonies and members of the Community of Portuguese- Speaking Countries (CPLP). In addition, both countries are members of the g7 + states , an organization for mutual support and exchange of experience between countries that are considered politically unstable. East Timor has a leading role here.

While the independence of Guinea-Bissau was recognized by Portugal after the Carnation Revolution on September 10, 1974, the unilateral proclamation of East Timor's independence by FRETILIN on November 28, 1975 was initially not recognized by Portugal. Guinea-Bissau was the first African country and one of only twelve nations that recognized East Timor as a state. A few days later, Indonesia began openly invading East Timor and occupied the country for 24 years.

Since East Timor's final independence in 2002, Guinea-Bissau and the Southeast Asian country have enjoyed friendly relations, particularly within the CPLP and the g7 +.

After the military coup in Guinea-Bissau on April 12, 2012 , East Timor opposed a condemnation of the coup and the temporary suspension of cooperation with Guinea-Bissau in the CPLP. The East Timorese government and diplomats for Guinea-Bissau at the United Nations brought just as much effort, for example in January 2017 when Ágio Pereira , East Timorese Minister of State and Minister of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers, paid more attention to the international community at a high-profile UN meeting West African country admonished. The East Timorese and Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos-Horta tried to mediate between the conflicting parties. From January 1, 2013 to August 21, 2015 he was the UN Special Envoy for Guinea-Bissau and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS).

“Reabilitado com ajuda do povo irmão de Timor-Leste” : with “East Timorese brother help”, the branch of the Guinea-Bissau education authority in Bolama has been restored

Representatives of East Timor have regularly called on the international community to further support Guinea-Bissau, which they refer to as their “brother country”. Brazil also plays a similar role for Guinea-Bissau . Guinea-Bissau welcomes East Timor's commitment in this form, precisely because of the chronic "donation fatigue" of international actors in view of the ongoing instability of the West African country and the stalemate after the Conakry agreement .

East Timor helped Guinea-Bissau to fund some authorities. In 2014, the Southeast Asian country took over the payment of employees of the Guinea-Bissau government in the amount of six million US dollars. At the international donor conference for Guinea-Bissau in Brussels in 2015, East Timor secured 1.9 million US dollars for the Terra Ranka strategy and operation plan for 2015-2025, which the Guinea-Bissau government presented. Terra Ranka did not come about due to the political stalemate, but East Timor still transferred € 225,000 to Guinea-Bissau to finance the organization of a national reconciliation meeting in Guinea-Bissau. East Timor also provided direct financial and technical support for the organization of elections in Guinea-Bissau. There were also discussions and efforts in other areas such as defense and security sector reform in Guinea-Bissau. In the latter, East Timor has had great experiences, both positive and negative. In 2017, East Timor Guinea-Bissau donated two ambulances. On November 26, 2019, the Agência de Cooperação de Timor-Leste (ACTL) granted Guinea-Bissau an amount of 300,000 US dollars as “technical support for budget support”.

Aristides Gomes , Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau visited East Timor in 2019.

diplomacy

Development aid from East Timor

The ACTL has a technical representation for cooperation ( Portuguese Representações Técnicas de Cooperação RTC ), a "cooperation agency ", based on a main street in Bissau , near the city center. This should pass on the positive experiences of East Timor in the implementation of the 16 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-16) in the areas of interest representation, resources and technical cooperation to Guinea-Bissau. East Timor's special envoy in Guinea-Bissau has been Tomás Cabral since August 2018 . His predecessor was Alberto Carlos .

Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia .

Entry requirements

East Timorese can get an eVisa for Guinea-Bissau. Citizens of Guinea-Bissau receive an entry visa for 30 days upon arrival in East Timor.

economy

For 2018, the East Timor’s Statistical Office does not indicate any trade relations between Guinea-Bissau and East Timor.

Web links

Commons : Guinea-Bissau-East Timorese Relations  - Image Collection

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Igarapé Institute: Fragile-to-Fragile Cooperation and Conflict Prevention - East Timor Initiatives in Guinea-Bissau , accessed on November 29, 2017.
2. ↑ Durand: Three centuries of violence and struggle in East Timor (1726-2008)
3. ↑ Reuters: UN chief names East Timor's Ramos-Horta envoy to Guinea-Bissau , January 1, 2013 , accessed on January 1, 2013
4. ↑ PM News: Buhari appoints Obasanjo as Special Envoy to Guinea Bissau , accessed on September 15, 2017.
5. ↑ Macau Hub: Timor-Leste pay salaries of Guinea-Bissau civil servants , September 12, 2014 , accessed November 29, 2017.
6. ^ Government of East Timor: Timor-Leste and Guinea-Bissau strengthen their Cooperation ties in the Defense Area , August 24, 2011 , accessed on November 29, 2017.
7. ↑ Radio Sol Mansi: GOVERNO TOMORENSE DOA DUAS AMBULÂNCIAS AO MINISTÉRIO DE SAÚDE , February 20, 2017 , accessed on August 27, 2020.
8. ↑ ^{a b} e-global: Timor-Leste entrega apoio financeiro de 300 mil dólares à Guiné-Bissau , November 28, 2019 , accessed on August 27, 2020.
9. ↑ East Timor's Ministry of Foreign Affairs : Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, HE Mr. Dionísio Babo Soares, welcoming the Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, HE Mr. Aristides Gomes and delegation at Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, Dili Timor-Leste, to participate the 20th Anniversary of the Referendum Celebrations , August 29, 2019 , accessed September 12, 2019.
10. ^ Neon Metin: Tomas Cabral Reprezentante Special ba Guine-Bisau, Governo Sei Gasta Tan Osan , August 24, 2018 , accessed on August 27, 2018.
11. ↑ The President of East Timor's Facebook page: Prezidente Repúblika Taur Matan Ruak fó pose ba Emabixadores , February 11, 2016 , accessed on February 16, 2016.
12. ↑ Timor-Leste Passport Holders: List of Countries That Offer Visa Free Entry , June 24, 2018 , accessed October 14, 2018.
13. ^ Embassy of Guinea-Bissau in Jakarta: Visa requirements for Guinea-Bissau citizens , accessed on November 29, 2017.
14. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.