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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 
07 of February of 2018Council of Ministers Meeting of 7th February 2018Aprovado:more
1 – Proposta de alteração do Acordo de Desenvolvimento Bilateral entre o Governo de Timor-Leste e a USAID
2 – Proposta de Decreto-Lei que cria o Instituto para a Qualidade de Timor-Leste
Analisado:
1 – Proposta de suspensão temporária da vigência do Decreto-Lei n.º9/2010, de 21 de Julho, que regula a Assistência Médica no Estrangeiro
2 – Proposta de alteração ao Decreto do Governo n.º1/2018, de 12 de janeiro, sobre a execução orçamental em regime duodecimal
25 of January of 2018Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of January 25th, 2018Approvedmore
1 – Decree Law that establishes the Organic Statue of the National Liberation Combatants
2 – Appointment Resolution about the RTTL President
3 – Amendment of the Decree Law n3-2015, 14th January, and the Decree Law n 4~’2015 of 14th January that approve the Pre-School Education and the First and Second Cycle of Basic Education Curricula
