East Timorese-Polish relations

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The East Timorese-Polish relations describe the interstate relationship between East Timor and Poland .

history

Statue of
John Paul II in Tasitolu

In the almost exclusively Catholic East Timor, great veneration goes to the late Polish Pope John Paul II. His visit to John Paul II on October 12, 1989 in East Timor strengthened the self-confidence of the population and advanced the conflict over the Indonesian occupation of the country (1975-1999) briefly again in the consciousness of the world public. After the mass, a group of young people unfolded banners. They demonstrated for self-determination and against human rights violations. This embarrassing moment for Indonesia was followed by a wave of arrests and torture.

When John Paul II died in 2005, a three-day state mourning was declared in East Timor . A chapel with the roof of an Uma Lulik (traditional Timorese holy house) and, since 2008, a six-meter-high monumental statue of Pope John Paul II in front of the center of the Tasitolu Peace Park commemorates the visit .

The two countries established diplomatic relations with one another on November 18, 2002. The related treaty, which was signed on October 8, 2002, is the only bilateral treaty between the two countries. In 2004, the then Foreign Minister José Ramos-Horta was the first representative of East Timor to visit the Central European country. He was received by Poland's President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and the deputies of the Sejm Marshal and the Senate Marshal . The Polish State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Adam Szejnfeld , made a return visit to East Timor in 2008.

When Poland's President Lech Kaczyński and large parts of the Polish leadership were killed in an airplane accident in 2010 , the East Timorese government expressed its condolences.

At the celebrations for the eighth Independence Day of East Timor on May 20, 2010, Poland was represented by its former President Lech Wałęsa . From José Ramos-Horta, who had meanwhile become East Timor's President , Wałęsa received the Ordem de Timor-Leste .

In 2016 an East Timorese delegation came to Warsaw . Deputy Foreign Minister Katarzyna Kacperczyk welcomed East Timor's Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Soares on May 12th. Soares emphasized the desire for freedom of both peoples and the common Christian values, especially with regard to John Paul II. Further meetings with representatives with the Polish ministries for economic development, sport and tourism and defense were planned.

diplomacy

Beata Stoczyńska at the reception in East Timor (2019)

East Timor does not have a diplomatic mission in Poland. The Permanent Mission of East Timor to the European Union in Brussels is responsible .

Poland has a consulate general in Dili , which is manned by the honorary consul Sakib Awan . It is located in Dili's Delta 1 district ( Comoro ), on Rua São José. The Polish ambassador in Jakarta, Indonesia, is also accredited for East Timor. Beata Stoczyńska has been the ambassador since 2019 .

economy

After a Chinese consortium withdrew from the construction of the East Timorese power plant Hera , Polish companies continued the construction until the Finnish company Wärtsilä took over in 2011 , in cooperation with several Polish subcontractors. In 2011, Poland saw therefore an export to East Timor worth 5.667 million zloty and import of goods from East Timor to the value of 2,774 zloty.

In 2015, Poland had a trade value between countries of $ 514,000. For 2016, the East Timor’s Statistical Office gave no trade relations between East Timor and Poland. In 2018, the import of aviation fuel from Poland to the value of 47,950 US dollars and re- exports to Poland to the value of 21,000 US dollars were registered.

In 2019, an agreement was signed between the Portuguese Delta Cafés and the Polish retail chain Biedronka to market the Delta Cafés (coffee) and Delta Q (coffee capsules) brands in 2900 stores. Five Delta Q capsule types contain only East Timor coffee.

Development Assistance

In 2013, the Polish embassy in Jakarta provided US $ 10,000 for computers for the vocational school of the orphanage in Venilale , East Timorese .

Between 2014 and 2015, East Timor received development aid from Poland in the areas of health and education.

Entry requirements

Citizens of East Timor are exempt from the visa requirement for the Schengen states .

Web links

Commons : East Timorese-Polish Relations  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística : Results of the 2015 census , accessed on November 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Frédéric B. Durand: History of Timor-Leste, pp. 122 & 123, ISBN 9786162151248 .
  3. ↑ BBC News: East Timor mourns 'catalyst' Pope , April 5, 2005 , accessed November 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ Tony Wheeler, Xanana Gusmao, Kristy Sword-Gusmao: East Timor Lonely Planet, London 2004, ISBN 1740596447
  5. ↑ Kirsty Sword Gusmão , Pat Walsh : “Opening up”: travelers' impressions of East Timor, 1989-1991 , 1991, Australia East Timor Association
  6. ↑ a b c d e Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Timor-Leste , accessed January 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Government of East Timor: Governo de Timor-Leste transmite as suas condolências à Polónia pela morte do Presidente Lech Kaczynski , April 15, 2010 , accessed on January 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Government of East Timor: “The Restoration of Independence Attributes Us Responsibility” , May 21, 2010 , accessed on January 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ a b c Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Poland-Timor political consultations in Warsaw , May 13, 2016 , accessed on January 19, 2018.
  10. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Heads and diplomatic staff of diplomatic missions of foreign states in the Republic of Poland, T-Z , accessed January 19, 2018.
  11. ^ Government of East Timor: Embaixadas em Timor-Leste , accessed on July 11, 2016
  12. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Poland's missions abroad: Timor Wschodni , accessed on January 19, 2018.
  13. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Nomination of Poland's Ambassador to Indonesia , December 3, 2013 , accessed January 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ President of East Timor: PREZIDENTE Republika SIMU KARTA KREDENSIÁL HUSI NASAUN FINLANDIA, Reinu UNIDU NO Polonia , July 16, 2019 , accessed on July 16 of 2019.
  15. ↑ 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@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.statistics.gov.tl
  16. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.
  17. ↑ Visit East Timor: Timor Leste Coffee enters Poland through Jerónimo Martins , June 8, 2019 , accessed June 8, 2019.
  18. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Polish aid reaches Timor-Leste for the first time , December 2, 2013 , accessed on January 19, 2018.
  19. ↑ Introduced with Regulation (EU) No. 509/2014 (PDF) of May 15, 2014, which came into force on June 9 , 2014.
  20. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Visa-free countries , accessed January 19, 2018.