East Timorese-Thai Relations

The states of East Timor and Thailand maintain friendly relations .

history

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta (2010)

The Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and East Timor's President Francisco Guterres (2019)

One human rights activist who campaigned for the independence of East Timor was the Thai Chalida Tajaroensuk , who was awarded the Ordem de Timor-Leste in 2019 for her services .

Diplomatic relations were established in 2002.

The kingdom participated with troops and warships in the International Armed Forces East Timor (INTERFET) to deal with the crisis in East Timor in 1999 . With 1,600 men, Thailand provided the second largest contingent after Australia . General Songkitti Jaggabatara was deputy commander of INTERFET.

In 2010, East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta visited Thailand. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited East Timor in 2019.

diplomacy

East Timor has had an embassy in Bangkok since 2008. There is also an honorary consulate in the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan .

Thailand maintains an embassy in Dili .

Entry requirements

In April 2017, the East Timorese government passed the visa-free regime for citizens of Thailand.

economy

Thailand is a member of ASEAN , which East Timor wants to join.

In 2013 a letter of intent was agreed. East Timor advises Thailand on oil production and policy. East Timor has experience in this area through its occurrences in the Timor Sea .

For 2018, the East Timor’s Statistical Office registered imports from Thailand to the value of 16,653,000 US dollars (2016: 12,432,000 US dollars), which puts Thailand in 6th place (2016: 7th) with a share of 3.2% East Timorese importers here. Vehicles accounted for $ 1,410,740 of this. Goods worth 245,000 US dollars were exported to Thailand from East Timor (2016: no exports). East Timor's main export, coffee, did not play a major role. The re-exports from and to Thailand were valued at US $ 28,000 (2016: US $ 21,000).

About 1000 Thai citizens live in East Timor and mainly operate restaurants there.

Web links

Commons : East Timorese-Thai Relations - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

↑ FORUM-ASIA: 'The belief in love, social justice and generosity runs deep in my life'- Interview with Chalida Tajaroensuk, Executive Director of the People's Empowerment Foundation (PEF) , May 10, 2017. , accessed on September 7, 2019 .
^ President of East Timor: PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BESTOWS UPON TEN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES THE ORDER OF TIMOR-LESTE , September 1, 2019 , accessed on September 3, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b Big Chili: From activist to diplomacy: Timor-Leste's man in Bangkok , February 2, 2016 , accessed on January 28, 2018.
↑ David Stevens: Strength through diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilize, Working paper No. 20, Sea Power Center - Australia ( Memento of September 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Thai General Honored for Service in East Timor. In: Australian Department of Defense website. October 6, 2000, accessed March 23, 2012 .
↑ East Timor's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Welcoming of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand and delegation at Presidente Nicolau Lobato International, Airport, Dili Timor-Leste 10 June 2019.
↑ NationalNews Bureau of Thailand: Timor Leste emphasizes relationship with Thailand as true friends , January 4, 2020 , accessed January 6, 2020.
↑ Tatoli, ANTIL : Governu Aprova Livre Vistu ba Tailándia , April 25, 2017 , accessed on April 26, 2017.
↑ Website of the East Timorese government: Timor-Leste and Thailand sign Memorandum of Understanding in the Oil Sector , February 5, 2013 , accessed on August 5, 2016.
↑ 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.
↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística: External Trade Statistics Annual Reports 2018 , accessed on April 17, 2019.

[1] FORUM-ASIA: 'The belief in love, social justice and generosity runs deep in my life'- Interview with Chalida Tajaroensuk, Executive Director of the People's Empowerment Foundation (PEF) , May 10, 2017. , accessed on September 7, 2019 .

[pres2019-09-01-2] President of East Timor: PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BESTOWS UPON TEN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES THE ORDER OF TIMOR-LESTE , September 1, 2019 , accessed on September 3, 2019.

[BC-3] Big Chili: From activist to diplomacy: Timor-Leste's man in Bangkok , February 2, 2016 , accessed on January 28, 2018.

[Stevens-4] David Stevens: Strength through diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilize, Working paper No. 20, Sea Power Center - Australia ( Memento of September 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[GovThai-5] Thai General Honored for Service in East Timor. In: Australian Department of Defense website. October 6, 2000, accessed March 23, 2012 .

[6] East Timor's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Welcoming of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand and delegation at Presidente Nicolau Lobato International, Airport, Dili Timor-Leste 10 June 2019.

[7] NationalNews Bureau of Thailand: Timor Leste emphasizes relationship with Thailand as true friends , January 4, 2020 , accessed January 6, 2020.

[8] Tatoli, ANTIL : Governu Aprova Livre Vistu ba Tailándia , April 25, 2017 , accessed on April 26, 2017.

[9] Website of the East Timorese government: Timor-Leste and Thailand sign Memorandum of Understanding in the Oil Sector , February 5, 2013 , accessed on August 5, 2016.

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

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

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