East Timorese-Singaporean Relations

East Timorese-Singaporean Relations

East Timor	Singapore

The states of East Timor and Singapore maintain friendly relations .

history

East Timor and Singapore established diplomatic relations on May 20, 2002, the day East Timor was granted independence.

Within ASEAN , Singapore reacted with reluctance in 1975 to efforts to annex Indonesia's Portuguese Timor .

From 1999 Singapore participated in the International Armed Forces East Timor (INTERFET), the United Nations Interim Administration for East Timor (UNTAET), the subsequent United Nations Support Mission in East Timor (UNMISET) and finally the United Nations Office in East Timor (UNOTIL). The peacekeepers belonged to the regular troops of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and performed their service together with the New Zealand Defense Force in west East Timor. In the course of time there was also a team of doctors, civilian police officers, helicopters and staff officers at the UNTAET headquarters in Dili . Up to 2004 alone, a total of 1,100 SAF members were doing their service in East Timor. Major General Huck Gim Tan from Singapore was UNMISET's military commander from August 2002 to August 2003.

Singapore supports East Timor in training civil servants.

diplomacy

East Timor's Foreign Minister Dionísio Babo visits Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (2019)

East Timor has had an embassy in Singapore since 2009. The first ambassador of East Timor was Roberto Soares .

See also : List of East Timorese Ambassadors in Singapore

Singapore's ambassador to East Timor is based in Singapore, not the partner country. The current ambassador is Roland Ng San Tiong

See also : List of Singaporean ambassadors in East Timor

economy

Singapore is a member of ASEAN , which East Timor wants to join. Singapore has long been skeptical as to whether East Timor would be able to cope with accession and until recently put the brakes on the island nation's accession.

In 2018, the East Timor’s Statistical Office registered imports from Singapore valued at USD 76,241,000, placing Singapore in third place among the countries of origin. Diesel fuel alone accounted for US $ 36,368,281. It also imported gasoline for $ 18,564,455, automobiles for $ 2,657,429, and vehicle parts and accessories for $ 583,552. Goods worth 182,000 US dollars were shipped to Singapore from East Timor in 2018, making Singapore 15th as the destination country. East Timor's main export, coffee, played a subordinate role. There were also re-exports from East Timor to Singapore totaling 1,402,000 US dollars (4th place).

Air Timor connects Presidente Nicolau Lobato Airport in Dili with Singapore Airport twice a week with round-trip flights.

The Singapore company Eng Leong Medallic Industries (ELM) has been producing medals and decorations for the East Timorese president since 2009, including the Ordem de Timor-Leste .

Entry requirements

For East Timorese there is no visa in Singapore.

Others

Time and again, East Timorese officials seek medical treatment in Singapore. Examples are the MP Mateus de Jesus , Justice Minister Lúcia Lobato and Chief Justice Guilhermino da Silva .

Web links

Commons : East Timorese-Singaporean Relations  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Ministry of Defense of Singapore: Peacekeeping Efforts in Timor-Leste (1999 - 2003)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Republic of Singapore: DIPLOMATIC & CONSULAR LIST , p. 214, November 2, 2019.
2. ↑ "Part 3: The History of the Conflict" (PDF; 1.4 MB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)
3. ↑ Singapore Ministry of Defense: Singapore to Deploy Peacekeepers for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) , March 24, 2001 , accessed May 14, 2017.
4. ↑ Singapore Ministry of Defense : Minister for Defense Presents Medals to 321 Servicemen for Participating in UN Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Missions , January 13, 2004 , accessed May 14, 2017.
5. ↑ Maria Consuelo C. Ortuoste: Internal and External Institutional Dynamics in member-states and ASEAN: Tracing Creation, Change and Reciprocal Influences , of 2008.
6. ↑ UNMISET - Facts and Figures
7. ↑ The Straits Times: Singapore, Timor-Leste reaffirm bilateral ties , July 10, 2019 , accessed July 10, 2019.
8. ↑ Website of the President of East Timor: Timor-Leste's Embassies in abroad ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2016 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 July 16, 2016. 
9. ↑ Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Missions Locator , accessed April 25, 2017.
10. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of East Timor, February 28, 2019
11. ↑ The Diplomat, June 6, 2011, ASEAN Needs Timor-Leste , accessed May 20, 2012.
12. ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.
13. ↑ Air Timor: Flight schedule Singapore - Dili - Singapore ( Memento of the original from May 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 14, 2017. 
14. ^ President of East Timor: PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC SUGGESTS NEW DECORATION , April 15, 2019 , accessed on September 21, 2019.
15. ↑ Timor-Leste Passport Holders: List of Countries That Offer Visa Free Entry , June 24, 2018 , accessed October 14, 2018.
16. ↑ Parliament's website: Sessão Solene de Homenagem à Memória do Deputado Mateus de Jesus ( Memento of the original of September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Portuguese), accessed May 23, 2015 
17. ↑ Ted McDonell: Former East Timor justice minister and convicted fraudster in pardon farce , August 30, 2014 ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2015 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 August 30, 2014. 
18. ↑ SAPO Notícias: Presidente do Tribunal de Recurso timorense apresentou a demissão , April 25, 2017 , accessed on April 26, 2017.