Monegasque-East Timorese Relations

Monaco and East Timor are on friendly terms.

history

In 1979 Princess Gracia Patricia of Monaco visited accommodations of East Timorese refugees in Vale do Jamor , on the outskirts of Lisbon . They had fled from the Indonesian occupation (1975–1999) of the former Portuguese colony. Gracia donated funds for medical care and training for the refugees. After East Timor's independence in 2002, Prince Albert II financed two maternity clinics, the Clínica Príncipe Rainier III in Same and the Maternidade Princesa Grace in Passabe, and a reforestation project for sandalwood trees in Lifau . In 2008 Albert II came to East Timor for a state visit. The East Timorese Minister for the Council of Ministers Ágio Pereira visited Monaco in 2014.

diplomacy

The Ambassador of East Timor in Monaco is based in Geneva and is also the Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the Geneva headquarters of the United Nations .

Monaco does not currently have an ambassador to East Timor.

economy

For 2018, the East Timor’s Statistical Office states exports from East Timor to Monaco worth 34,000 US dollars. This puts Monaco in 21st place among the destination countries for East Timorese exports, ahead of Hong Kong and Vietnam .

Entry requirements

Citizens of East Timor are exempt from the visa requirement for the European Union and therefore have free entry to Monaco via France.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Government of East Timor: Minister of State Agio Pereira's working visit to Monaco , December 17, 2014 , accessed on July 14, 2016.
↑ Palais Princier de Monaco: Visit by HSH Prince Albert II to Timor Oriental , April 16, 2008 , accessed on July 14, 2016.
↑ Princier Gouvernement: Représentation de la République démocratique du Timor-Leste auprès de la Principauté de Monaco , accessed on July 14, 2016.
↑ 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.

[govTL-MON-1] A ^b Government of East Timor: Minister of State Agio Pereira's working visit to Monaco , December 17, 2014 , accessed on July 14, 2016.

[2] Palais Princier de Monaco: Visit by HSH Prince Albert II to Timor Oriental , April 16, 2008 , accessed on July 14, 2016.

[3] Princier Gouvernement: Représentation de la République démocratique du Timor-Leste auprès de la Principauté de Monaco , accessed on July 14, 2016.

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

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