JAKARTA, 4 November 2014 – Timor-Leste remains committed to joining ASEAN and is currently rolling out measures at the national level to consolidate its bid for membership of ASEAN. This was the message conveyed by H.E. Roberto Sarmento de Oliveira Soares, Secretary of State for ASEAN Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, during a courtesy call on ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh recently. According to Secretary Soares, the country’s Fifth Constitutional Government attaches great importance […]
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