Government of Timor-Leste

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• 18 of Outubro of 2023Timorese students in Israel are safe and decide to stay in the country

  The Government of Timor-Leste informs that the 51 Timorese students currently in Israel, attending the Agriculture and Horticulture Course at the Arava International Agricultural Training Centre (AICAIT), have declared that they intend to remain in Israel, given that, despite the recent escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories, the situation in the region is safe.

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• 13 of Outubro of 2023Timorense citizens currently in Israel are safe, and the Government is preparing for their repatriation

  The Government of Timor-Leste reports that, despite the recent escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories, triggered by the Hamas attack on Israeli cities, the 51 Timorense citizens currently in Israel to attend the Agriculture and Horticulture Course at the ARAVA International Agricultural Training Centre (AICAIT) remain safe.

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• 11 of Outubro of 2023Information Note on the Electronic Passport (ePassport) Acquisition Process

  The Government reiterates its commitment to completing the process of acquiring electronic passport books (ePassport) as soon as possible. It informs that the process is already in its final phase, with a first consignment having begun to be handed out to priority groups.

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• 11 of Outubro of 2023Meeting of the Council of Ministers on October 11th, 2023

  Approved:
  
  1 - Proposal to ratify the agreement between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the International Atomic Energy Agency on the application of safeguards under the Non-Proliferation Agreement, as well as its additional protocol;
  
  2 - Agreements between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the countries belonging to ASEAN for visa exemption for tourism purposes;
  
  3 - transfer responsibility for coordinating the National Council for Sovereignty, Food Security and Nutrition in Timor-Leste (CONSSANTIL);
  
  4 - opening of a procurement procedure for building an irrigation system in Maliana.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - presentation and timetable of the BEST Project;
  
  
  2 - preliminary analysis of the the initiative to create the Atauro Administrative Authority;
  
  3 - preliminary analysis of the the initiative to amend the regulations for the Atauro Special Development Fund (FEDA);
  
  4 - preliminary analysis of the the initiative to amend the Statute for Municipal Administrations, Municipal Authorities, and the Interministerial Technical Group for Administrative Decentralization.

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• 04 of Outubro of 2023Meeting of the Council of Ministers on October 4th, 2023

  Approved:
  
  1 - 9th Constitutional Government Members' Code of Conduct;
  
  2 - ratify, for accession, the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System;
  
  3 - budget programs;
  
  4 - budget classifiers;
  
  5 - negotiations for Timor-Leste's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as the signing of the necessary agreements.

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• 02 of Outubro of 2023Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on October 2nd, 2023

  Approved:
  
  1 - total amount of expenditure associated with each budget title for the 2024 General State Budget; and
  
  2 - Administrative Agreement for the application of the Convention between Timor-Leste and Portugal on Social Security and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Portuguese Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Inclusion and the Timor-Leste Secretary of State for Professional Training and Employment on the Mobility of Timorese Workers.

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• 27 of September of 2023Meeting of the Council of Ministers on September 27th, 2023

  Approved:
  
  1 - reinstate police personnel in the Timor-Leste National Police;
  
  2 - Voluntary Contribution of US$ 100,000 to the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre);
  
  3 - three agreements with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the United Nations International Trade Centre and the Ministry of Communications and Informatics of the Republic of Indonesia;
  
  4 - grant land in the Caicoli area for building the new facilities of the Portuguese School of Dili;
  
  5 - temporary intervention measure to stabilise the price of rice on the market;
  
  6 - need for surveillance and preservation of the water supply system;
  
  7 - urgent intervention plan presented by the Minister for Public Works, Samuel Marçal, for the urgent rehabilitation and reconstruction of infrastructure affected by the disaster that occurred in eight municipalities across the country between July 2 and 7, 2023; and
  
  8 - urgent direct procurement procedure with Thales DIS Singapore PTE LTD for the supply of 73,150 units of ePassport booklets.

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• 25 of September of 2023Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on September 25th, 2023

  Approved:
  1 - third amendment to Law No. 3/2014 of June 18th, which established the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cusse Ambeno (RAEOA) and the Special Social Market Economy Zone of Oe-Cusse Ambeno and Ataúro.

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