East Timorese-Swedish relations

The East Timorese-Swedish relations describe the interstate relationship between East Timor and Sweden .

history

During the occupation of East Timor by Indonesia , the non-governmental organization Swedish East Timor Committee (Östtimor Kommitten) supported East Timor's aspirations for independence. In the 1990s, East Timorese independence activists peacefully occupied the Swedish embassy in Jakarta .

Diplomatic relations were established between East Timor and Sweden on May 20, 2002. Sweden has selected East Timor as one of the core countries for its development aid. The Scandinavians participated in the United Nations Interim Administration for East Timor (UNTAET), the United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNMISET) and the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT).

On September 28, 2015, East Timor’s Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araújo and Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven held bilateral talks at the United Nations in New York.

diplomacy

The Swedish Ambassador Marina Berg and East Timor's President Francisco Guterres

Sweden is represented in Dili by its ambassador in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first Swedish ambassador to East Timor was Harald Sandberg .

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

economy

According to the East Timor’s Statistical Office , Sweden exported commodities worth USD 729,000 (2016: USD 113,000) to East Timor in 2018. It was thus in 25th place (2016: 38th place) in the ranking of East Timor's importers. Exports from East Timor to Sweden were not registered for 2016 and 2018.

Entry requirements

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

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ ETAN: List of East Timor Support and Solidarity Groups Worldwide , accessed January 24, 2018.
↑ Dr Clinton Fernandes: If My Aunty Had Balls, She'd Be My Uncle: Dubious Counter-Factuals in East Timorese History , UNSW Canberra , accessed July 13, 2012.
↑ Dan Nicholson: The Lorikeet Warriors: East Timorese new generation nationalist resistance, 1989-99 , Department of History, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne, October 2001, accessed March 19, 2015.
↑ ^a ^b Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta: The Embassy , accessed on January 28, 2018.
^ ^A ^b Highbeam: Swedish ambassador presents credentials to East Timor's president , May 21, 2002
↑ 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
↑ UNMISET - Facts and Figures
^ Government of East Timor: Timor-Leste's bilateral relationships strengthened by meetings at the United Nations , September 30, 2015 , accessed February 3, 2018.
↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2016 ( Memento of January 10, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 10, 2018.
↑ 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.

[1] ETAN: List of East Timor Support and Solidarity Groups Worldwide , accessed January 24, 2018.

[2] Dr Clinton Fernandes: If My Aunty Had Balls, She'd Be My Uncle: Dubious Counter-Factuals in East Timorese History , UNSW Canberra , accessed July 13, 2012.

[Nicholson-3] Dan Nicholson: The Lorikeet Warriors: East Timorese new generation nationalist resistance, 1989-99 , Department of History, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne, October 2001, accessed March 19, 2015.

[SveBot-4] Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta: The Embassy , accessed on January 28, 2018.

[High-5] A ^b Highbeam: Swedish ambassador presents credentials to East Timor's president , May 21, 2002

[UNTAET-6] 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

[UNMISET-7] UNMISET - Facts and Figures

[8] Government of East Timor: Timor-Leste's bilateral relationships strengthened by meetings at the United Nations , September 30, 2015 , accessed February 3, 2018.

[9] Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2016 ( Memento of January 10, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 10, 2018.

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

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