East Timorese-South African Relations

East Timorese-South African Relations

East Timor	South Africa

The East Timorese-South African relations describe the interstate relationship between East Timor and South Africa .

history

In July 1997, South African President Nelson Mandela visited Indonesia and met both President Suharto and the imprisoned leader of the East Timorese independence movement, Xanana Gusmão . Mandela issued a written statement urging the release of all East Timorese political leaders. “ We can never normalize the situation in East Timor unless all political leaders, including Mr Gusmão, are released. It is you who have to find a solution. ” The Indonesian government rejected the request, but announced that Gusmão's prison term, which was 20 years in total, would be reduced by three months.

After the end of the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission served as a model for the Truth and Friendship Commission (CTF), which was supposed to deal with the crimes of 1999 instead of prosecuting them in East Timor and Indonesia .

In 2013, Xanana Gusmão, now Prime Minister of East Timor , represented his country at the state funeral for Nelson Mandela .

diplomacy

South Africa's Ambassador Hilton Fisher and East Timor's President Francisco Guterres (2019)

From October 28, 2010 to 2014, Marina Ribeiro Alkatiri , East Timor's ambassador to Mozambique , was also accredited for South Africa. It was based in Maputo . In the meantime, East Timor has opened its own embassy in Pretoria . An ambassador has not yet been sent. The business is run by the first secretary and business representative Josefina Tilman.

See also : List of East Timorese Ambassadors in South Africa

The Ambassador of South Africa in Jakarta , Indonesia is also accredited for East Timor.

economy

According to the East Timor’s Statistical Office , South Africa exported commodities worth US $ 320,000 in 2018 (2016: US $ 568,000). Vehicle parts and accessories accounted for $ 129,000. It was 33rd in the ranking of East Timor's importers (2016: 25). According to statistics, no goods went from East Timor to South Africa in 2018.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Government of East Timor: Timor-Leste at Nelson Mandela's farewell , December 16, 2013 , accessed May 22, 2018.
2. ↑ Website of the President of South Africa: President Zuma to receive letters of credence from Ambassodors and High Commissioners-designate to South Africa , accessed on September 8, 2016.
3. ^ Department of International Relations and Cooperation
4. ^ Government of East Timor: Embaixadas de Timor-Leste , accessed on July 6, 2016.
5. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Africa: South African Representation Abroad , accessed May 22, 2018.
6. ↑ 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. 
7. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.