Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Sixth Constitutional Government

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Dili, January 25^th, 2016

Press Release

Meeting of the Council of Ministers of January 25^th, 2016

The Government met extraordinarily this Monday, January 25^th 2016, in the Council of Ministers’ meeting room, at the Government Palace, in Dili, and analysed the agreements that will be signed between Timor-Leste and the Republic of Indonesia, during the official visit of President Joko Widodo, on the 26^th January 2016. These agreements cover areas such as meteorology, climatology and geophysics, fisheries, archiving, youth and sports and mineral resources.

With these agreements, both countries intend to reinforce their already strong bilateral relationship, continuing to build their ties of friendship through the exchange of experiences, knowledge and information.

The Council of Ministers also analysed the agenda for the visit of the Indonesian President, to review details regarding organisation and logistics.