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Thu. 24 of September of 2015, 15:09h Prime Minister meets with Secretary General of the United Nations in New York The Prime Minister, Rui Maria de Araújo has met today, September 24th, with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, on the day before the opening of the Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 Development Agenda. more
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Tue. 22 of September of 2015, 19:57h UNESCO’s Cultural Conventions ratified by the National Parliament of Timor-Leste On June 15th, 2015, the National Parliament of Timor-Leste adopted unanimously the ratification of three UNESCO’s cultural conventions: the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972; the Convention for the ...more
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Fri. 18 of September of 2015, 11:37h Prime Minister makes surprise visit the FEI and MCIE’s rice warehouse The Prime Minister, Rui Maria de Araújo, made a surprise visit to Office of Economic and Food Inspection (acronym in Portuguese: IAE), in Matadouro, and to the rice warehouse from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment (MCIE) in Bebora, both in ...more
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Fri. 11 of September of 2015, 19:05h Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão recognized by the World Health Organization The Minister for Planning and Strategic Investment, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, has been presented an Excellence in Public Health award by the World Health Organization. Regional Director, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, presented the award on September 10th, during the ...more
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Thu. 10 of September of 2015, 22:24h Consultative Commission meets to discuss Maritime Borders The Consultative Commission of the Council for the Final Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries met on the 9th of September in Díli and discussed options available to progress negotiations with Timor-Leste’s two maritime neighbors, Australia and ...more
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Tue. 08 of September of 2015, 16:38h Launching of the strategic concept for Defence and National Security The Vice Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Filomeno Paixão de Jesus, presented on September 7th, the strategic concept for National Defence and Security, introduced by the Minister of Defence, Cirilo Cristovão. The ceremony ...more
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Wed. 02 of September of 2015, 17:56h Timor-Leste makes an impact in Italy at Expo Milano 2015 On Tuesday, Timor-Leste celebrated its “National Day” at Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy, with a special program including the participation of high-level delegation travelling from Díli. Each country at the Expo is designated a National Day, and because of ...more
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Fri. 28 of August of 2015, 23:30h Timor-Leste makes statement on maritime boundaries at ITLOS workshop The Ambassador for Timor-Leste to the United Kingdom and Chief Negotiator of the Maritime Boundary Council, Joaquim da Fonseca, has explained the position of Timor-Leste regarding its maritime territory at an event organized by the ...more