Government of Timor-Leste

Media Releases

• 02 of July of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on July 2nd 2025

  Approved:
  
  ✅ 1 - Authorisation of expenditure and the opening of the respective procurement procedures for project management consulting services for the supervision of the design and construction of the Zumalai–Natarbora highway.
  
  Analysed:
  
  ➡️ 1 - Presentation on the status of activities in the oil and mineral resources sector.

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• 30 of June of 2025Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on June 30th 2025

  Approved:
  
  
  1 - Budget Strategy Statement; and
  
  
  2 - Indicative expenditure ceiling for the 2026 GSB.

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• 25 of June of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on June 25th 2025

  Approved:
  
  1 - Legal Regime for International Marine Scientific Research;
  
  2 - Approved, in principle, the strategic orientation of the Blue Economy Policy and Action Plan; and
  
  3 - Vice Minister for ASEAN Affairs tasked with conducting negotiations on technical adjustments to the Framework of Commitments, within the framework of the accession process to ASEAN service agreements;
  
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - Presentation on the progress of Timor-Leste in the process of accession to ASEAN service agreements, namely the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) and the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA).

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• 20 of June of 2025Government Congratulates Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão on his 79th Birthday and Honours His Leadership in Serving the Country

  The 9th Constitutional Government extends warm congratulations to Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão on the occasion of his 79th birthday, which is celebrated today, June 20th, 2025.
  
  In commemorating this symbolic date, the Executive recognises the life journey of an indispensable figure in national history, whose leadership continues to guide Timor-Leste with determination, strategic vision, and a profound commitment to the well-being of all Timorese.

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• 18 of June of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on June 18th 2025

  Approved:
  
  1 - Second amendment to the organic law of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers;
  
  2 - Public Procurement and Contracts Code;
  
  3 - Proposal for offers of market access to ASEAN in the context of the negotiation process for Timor-Leste's accession to ASEAN;
  
  4 - Change in the opening hours of border posts with the Republic of Indonesia;
  
  5 - Authorisation of expenditure for the construction of new facilities for the Betano Polytechnic Institute; and
  
  6 - Full powers to sign a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia for training in transport.
  
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - Presentation on the Conference of Luso-Asian Communities

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• 13 of June of 2025Government of Timor-Leste Expresses Deep Condolences for Victims of Air Crash in Ahmedabad

  The Government of Timor-Leste expresses its deepest consternation and sorrow for the tragedy that occurred on June 12th, 2025, in the city of Ahmedabad, India, where an Air India plane, bound for London, crashed shortly after take-off, resulting in the death of at least 241 individuals.

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• 11 of June of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on June 11th 2025

  Approved:
  
  ✅ 1 - Rules for the use of high-risk machinery and equipment;
  
  ✅ 2 - Second amendment to the Decree-Law establishing the Institute for Equipment Management and Infrastructure Development Support and approving its By-Laws;
  
  ✅ 3 - Second amendment to the Decree-Law regulating the Infrastructure Fund;
  
  ✅ 4 - Submission of Timor-Leste's application to host the 9th International Congress on Environmental Education of Portuguese-speaking Countries and Communities (CPLP) – EALUSÓFONA 2027; and
  
  ✅ 5 - Fourth Amendment to Government Resolution No. 7/2024 of January 24th, on the Creation of the Executive Committee for the establishment of a Special Economic Development Zone in Oe-Cússe Ambeno.

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• 04 of June of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on June 4th 2025

  Approved:
  
  1 - Provision of public funding for the implementation of the Higher Education School - Raiz (ESE-RAIZ – acronym in Portuguese) project;
  
  2 - Resolution on the management and promotion of the East Timor Coffee Institute (ETCI);
  
  3 - General regime governing the financial system and banking activities;
  
  4 - Conditions for the allocation of subsidies and salary supplements to the F-FDTL (acronym in Portuguese);
  5 - Code of Honour for F-FDTL Military Personnel;
  
  6 - Two memoranda of understanding between the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the FFTL (acronym in Portuguese), within the framework of a strategic partnership to strengthen national football infrastructure; and
  
  7 - Pilot project for the construction of an underground electricity network.

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