Luxembourg-East Timorese relations

Luxembourg-East Timorese relations

Luxembourg	East Timor

The Luxembourg-East Timorese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Luxembourg and East Timor .

history

With TIMOR ORIENTAL asbl there was a non-governmental organization in Luxembourg that campaigned for the independence of East Timor from Indonesia .

In 1999, Luxembourg transferred three million Luxembourg francs to the United Nations Trust Fund for the organization of the independence referendum in East Timor . During the East Timor crisis in September 1999 , US $ 15 million was allocated to humanitarian aid in East Timor and US $ 15 million to the activities of the International Armed Forces East Timor (INTERFET). In 2001, too, East Timor was one of the “project countries” for Luxembourg development aid. In 2001–2002, 620,000 euros were made available for the health sector. A project was agreed when Foreign Minister José Ramos-Horta visited Luxembourg in December 2000.

On September 27, 2007, East Timor and Luxembourg established diplomatic relations in New York .

diplomacy

East Timor does not have a diplomatic mission in Luxembourg. The East Timorese ambassador in Brussels is responsible .

See also : List of Permanent Representatives of East Timor to the European Union

economy

For 2018, the East Timorese statistical office does not indicate any trade relations between East Timor and Luxembourg.

Entry requirements

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

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ ETAN: List of East Timor Support and Solidarity Groups Worldwide , accessed January 24, 2018.
2. ↑ Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Rapport d'activité 1999 ( Memento of the original of February 1, 2018 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 January 31, 2018. 
3. ↑ Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs: REPORT ANNUEL 2001 ( Memento of the original of February 1, 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 31, 2018. 
4. ↑ United Nations Digital Library: Diplomatic Relations Between Luxembourg and Timor-Leste as of 27 Sept. 2007 , accessed on 21 January 2018.
5. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.
6. ↑ Introduced with Regulation (EU) No. 509/2014 (PDF) of May 15, 2014, which came into force on June 9 , 2014.