Norwegian-East Timorese Relations

Norwegian-East Timorese Relations

Norway	East Timor

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

history

With the Norwegian Cooperation Council on East Timor and Indonesia (NOCETI) and the Norwegian Students and Academics International Assistance Fund (SAIH) there were two non-governmental organizations in Norway that campaigned for the independence of East Timor from Indonesia . In 1996 the East Timorese José Ramos-Horta and Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo received the Nobel Peace Prize .

Norway participated in the International Armed Forces East Timor (INTERFET), the United Nations Interim Administration for East Timor (UNTAET) and the United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNMISET). It was involved in building up the justice system in East Timor and in 2007 financed the post-transitional dialogue .

In 2003 Norway and East Timor agreed a five-year cooperation in the oil sector. Norway had already supported the Southeast Asian country beforehand in negotiations with its neighboring countries in drawing up borders and dividing up the oil fields in the Timor Sea . Aid should now follow in the institutional cooperation of the ministries in the field of oil, especially in the areas of resource, environmental and revenue management. Norwegian financial experts provided courses, seminars and training programs for advice and Norwegian lawyers helped in 2005 with the creation of the petroleum legislation. East Timor took Norway's global pension fund as a model in creating its own oil fund to finance the country once the oil fields are exhausted. The total Norwegian aid between 2002 and 2012 was worth 100 million Norwegian kroner.

diplomacy

Norway's Deputy Foreign Minister Marianne Hagen hosted by Dionísio Babo , Foreign Minister of East Timor (2019)

Norway is represented in Dili by its ambassador in Jakarta .

See also : List of Norwegian Ambassadors in East Timor

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

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

economy

In 2008, East Timor's first hydropower plant, built by Norway , went into operation in Gariuai .

According to the East Timor’s Statistical Office , Norway exported trade goods worth US $ 112,000 in 2016. It was 39th in the ranking of East Timor importers. Exports from East Timor to Norway were not registered for 2016. In 2018 the Statistical Office of East Timor did not register any trade between East Timor and Norway.

Entry requirements

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

Web links

Commons : Norwegian-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. ↑ INTERFET website of the Australian Armed Forces
3. ↑ Nassrine de Rham Azimi, Li Lin Chang: The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET): Debriefing and Lessons. Report of the 2002 Tokyo Conference , ISBN 90-411-2069-6
4. ↑ UNMISET - Facts and Figures
5. ^ Government of East Timor: Timor-Leste and Norway strengthen cooperation ties in the Justice sector , accessed on January 25, 2018.
6. ↑ Josh Trinidade: Short Bio: Fidelis Magalhaes, Chefe Casa Civil (Chief of Staff) - Office of the President, RDTL , May 30, 2012 , accessed January 21, 2017.
7. ^ Government of Norway: Report No. 13 to the Storting (2008-2009) , accessed January 25, 2018.
8. ↑ Government of Norway: Meld. St. 25 (2012-2013) , April 5, 2013 , accessed January 25, 2018.
9. ↑ Hydrotimor - hydroelectric power plant projects in East Timor ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2010 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. (English). 
10. ↑ 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. 
11. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.
12. ↑ Introduced with Regulation (EU) No. 509/2014 (PDF) of May 15, 2014, which came into force on June 9 , 2014.