Italian-East Timorese Relations

The Italian-East Timorese relations describe the interstate relationship between Italy and East Timor .

history

The Portuguese first landed on Timor in 1515 in what is now the East Timorese exclave of Oe-Cusse Ambeno . The first more precise description of the island came from the year 1522 by the Italian Antonio Pigafetta , who landed on January 26th on board the Spanish ship Victoria near Batugade and stayed for 18 days.

On December 7, 1975, Indonesia occupied East Timor, which had unilaterally declared itself independent from Portugal nine days earlier. With the Coordinamento Italiano dei Gruppi di Solidarieta con il Popolo Timorese , No Peace without Justice and the Latin American and Mediterranean Coalition for East Timor (LAMCET) there were three non-governmental organizations in Italy that campaigned for the independence of East Timor from Indonesia. Italy also participated in the International Armed Forces East Timor (INTERFET), which pacified the country after the Indonesians had left in 1999.

In 2006, East Timor's Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta and his Foreign Minister José Luís Guterres visited Italy.

diplomacy

Italy's Ambassador Vittorio Sandalli and East Timor’s Foreign Minister
Dionísio Babo (2019)

The Italian ambassador to East Timor is represented by his ambassador in Jakarta , Indonesia . The current ambassador is Vittorio Sandalli (as of 2019).

East Timor maintains an embassy with the Holy See in Rome , which is outside the Vatican .

economy

According to the East Timor’s Statistical Office , Italy exported goods worth 275,000 US dollars (2016: 276,000 US dollars) to East Timor in 2018. It was thus in 35th place (2016: 30th place) in the ranking of importers in East Timor. Exports from East Timor to Italy were valued at US $ 254,772 in 2018 (2016: US $ 78,000). This was only 139,200 kg of coffee (2016: 30,840 kg for 58,200 US dollars). This puts Italy in 12th place among the export destinations of East Timor and 11th in coffee alone.

Entry requirements

Citizens of East Timor are exempt from the visa requirement for the Schengen states . Italian citizens also enjoy visa-free travel in East Timor.

Others

The East Timorese Alpine Skiing Championship 2018 took place on March 12th and 13th in Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ Geoffrey C. Gunn: History of Timor. ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 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. Technical University of Lisbon (PDF file; 805 kB) @1@ 2

^ ETAN: List of East Timor Support and Solidarity Groups Worldwide , accessed January 24, 2018.

↑ INTERFET website of the Australian Armed Forces

^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy: Press release , October 26, 2006 , accessed May 30, 2018.

↑ Embassy of Italy in Jakarta: The Ambassador , accessed May 30, 2018.

^ Embassies, Missions and Consulates of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Abroad ( English ) Retrieved June 26, 2014.

↑ 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. @1@ 2

↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.

↑ Introduced with Regulation (EU) No. 509/2014 (PDF) of May 15, 2014, which came into force on June 9 , 2014.

^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy: List of countries whose citizens are exempt from the visa requirement for short stays , accessed May 30, 2018.

^ FIS: National Championships Timor Leste - Event results , accessed on March 13, 2018.

[1] Geoffrey C. Gunn: History of Timor. ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 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. Technical University of Lisbon (PDF file; 805 kB) @1@ 2

[2] ETAN: List of East Timor Support and Solidarity Groups Worldwide , accessed January 24, 2018.

[3] INTERFET website of the Australian Armed Forces

[4] Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy: Press release , October 26, 2006 , accessed May 30, 2018.

[5] Embassy of Italy in Jakarta: The Ambassador , accessed May 30, 2018.

[Wash-6] Embassies, Missions and Consulates of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Abroad ( English ) Retrieved June 26, 2014.

[7] 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. @1@ 2

[8] Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.

[9] Introduced with Regulation (EU) No. 509/2014 (PDF) of May 15, 2014, which came into force on June 9 , 2014.

[10] Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy: List of countries whose citizens are exempt from the visa requirement for short stays , accessed May 30, 2018.

[FIS-11] FIS: National Championships Timor Leste - Event results , accessed on March 13, 2018.