Media Releases
02 of March of 2018Clarification regarding the press release of the 1st march 2018Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
Seventh Constitutional Government
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Dili, 2nd March 2018
Press Release
Clarification regarding the Press Release of the 1st March 2018
In regards to the Press Release dated 1st March 2018, entitled “Signing of the Agreement between Timor-Leste and Australia, in New York”, we hereby clarify that, after contacting the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste’s Permanent Mission at the United Nations, in New York, the Government of Australia did not have the intention to make itself represented by its Prime-Minister, Malcom Turnbull, at the signing ceremony of the agreement of delimitation of maritime borders between Timor-Leste and Australia, but by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop. ENDS- 01 of March of 2018Signing of the Agreement between Timor-Leste and Australia, in New YorkPresidency of the Council of Ministersmore
Seventh Constitutional Government
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Dili, 1st March 2018
Press Release
Signing of the Agreement between Timor-Leste and Australia, in New York
On March 6th, in New York and in the presence of the Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres, Timor-Leste and Australia will sign the new treaty on the maritime borders delimitation between the two countries. The agreement will be signed by the current Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister for the Delimitation of Borders, Agio Pereira, on behalf of Timor-Leste and by the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, on behalf of Australia.
Contrary to what was expected the signing ceremony of the agreement will not be attended by the current Prime Minister of Australia, Malcom Turnbull, nor by the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Marí Alkatiri. "The content of the agreement to be signed by Timor-Leste and Australia is related to the maritime border delimitation between the two countries and does not dwell on exploitation aspects of the Greater Sunrise. It has already been officially confirmed that the Prime Minister of Australia will not attend the signing ceremony, therefore it also makes no sense for the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste to travel to New York on March 6th”, as stated by the current leader of the Seventh Constitutional Government.
After signature, the treaty will have to be ratified by the parliaments of Timor-Leste and Australia, coming into effect in the domestic legal framework of both countries. ENDS 
26 of February of 2018Conciliation Commission concludes engagement on development pathway for Greater Sunrise gas fields at final conciliation session with Timor-Leste and AustraliaThe Conciliation Commission held its final set of meetings during the week of 19 February 2018 in Kuala Lumpur with the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (“Timor-Leste”) and the Commonwealth of Australia (“Australia”), as well as with the Greater Sunrise Joint Venture. In keeping with the action plan arising out of the Comprehensive Package Agreement of 30 August 2017 between the governments of Timor-Leste and Australia, the Conciliation Commission presented its conclusions to the two governments, with a view to providing them with an informed basis to take a decision on the development of the shared resource.more
These meetings are part of a structured dialogue in the context of the conciliation between the Timor-Leste and Australia being conducted by a Conciliation Commission pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (the “PCA”).
- 22 of February of 2018Audit Requests to the TSAFC Audit ChamberPresidency of the Council of Ministersmore
Seventh Constitutional Government
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Dili, 21st February 2018
Press Release
Audit Requests to the TSAFC Audit Chamber
This Monday, February 20th 2018, the Prime Minister, Marí Alkatiri, made a formal request for an audit of all financial management operations and accounts of the Treasury, Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications, NDA (National Development Agency), the Infrastructure Fund and the Ministry of Tourism, covering the period between 9th August 2012 and 14th September 2017, which corresponds to the previous legislature.
This request follows the previous request sent on the 6th of February, to carry out a second audit to all financial management operations and accounts of the Special Administrative Region of Oé-Cusse Ambeno (SAROA), covering the period between 2016 and the present.
In the letters addressed to the President of the Court of Appeal and the Administrative, Fiscal and Accounting High Court, Judge Deolindo dos Santos, the Prime Minister justified the audit requests by stating that "the country's management must be guided, at all times, by principles of rigor, transparency and accountability. Without exceptions. It is therefore necessary to ensure transparency in the Public Administration, promoting a culture of rigor and accountability in the management of the State's financial resources. " ENDS 
