Minister of State and of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and

Official Spokesperson for the Government of Timor-Leste

 Dili, September 2nd, 2017

PCA Announces Breakthrough in Maritime Boundary Conciliation Proceedings

The Permanent Court of Arbitration has issued a press release announcing “Timor-Leste and Australia Achieve Breakthrough in Maritime Boundary Conciliation Proceedings.”

The release follows a series of confidential meetings in Copenhagen this past week.

These meetings were part of a structured dialogue between Timor-Leste and Australia being conducted by a Conciliation Commission pursuant to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

To read the release, which includes quotes from Chief Negotiator H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão and the Agent in the proceedings, H.E. Agio Pereira, click here.

All documents published by the PCA regarding the proceedings can be found here. ENDS