Government of Timor-Leste

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Lithuania at a ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York on September 27, 2013.

The Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste, José Luís Guterres, and his Lithuanian Counterpart, Linas Linkevicius, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two States.

The communiqué expresses the desire between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Republic of Lithuania to establish their diplomatic relations guided by the principles of international law and the goals and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations, particularly in the regard to the promotion of international peace and security, respect of equality among States, national sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-interference in the internal affairs of another State, as well as of adherence to international treaties.

The establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two States was formalized in accordance with the provision of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961, as of the date of the signing of the Joint Communiqué.

In concluding the ceremony, the Ministers assured each other of the promotion of mutual support and understanding, strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation among their States.