US EditionEast Timor, Asia's youngest nation, becomes ASEAN's 11th member
East Timor’s ASEAN entry after 14 years of campaigning offers access to free trade and investment, vital for economic diversification beyond oil and gas, officials said.
- East Timor joined the Association of South East Asian Nations as its 11th member on Sunday after 14 years of campaigning.
- East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, is the youngest country in the region, having gained independence from Indonesia in 2002 after 24 years of occupation.
- The country continues to grapple with high levels of inequality, malnutrition, unemployment, and heavy reliance on oil, posing challenges for its effective participation in ASEAN.
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More than two decades after independence, East Timor finally joins ASEAN
Twenty-three years after obtaining its independence, East Timor is starting a new chapter in its history. The small Southeast Asian country has just joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, the region's most influential bloc. The move, which was finalised during this week's ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, gives the state diplomatic recognition as it attempts to put its turbulent past behind it and focus on development. FRANCE 2…
Timor-Leste: Asia's youngest nation finally joins ASEAN
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, on Sunday became the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Established in 1967, ASEAN was, before now, composed of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Timor-Leste’s elevation fulfills the ambition set by President Jose Ramos-Horta in the 1970s, while the youngest nation in Asia was controlled by Portugal, which ruled f…
ASEAN welcomes its 11th member: East Timor
The accession documents for East Timor's full membership were signed during the opening of the 47th ASEAN Summit on Sunday in the presence of ASEAN leaders and several guest heads of state. According to a statement from Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the signing officially marked East Timor's entry as ASEAN's 11th full member.
East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc’s first expansion since 1990s
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation. Meanwhile, Cambodia and Thailand signed an agreement expanding a ceasefire on their borders with the hope it will lead to a lasting peace. Read more...
Twenty-three years after its independence, the country joined the regional political and economic organization on Sunday 26 October. A major turning point for the young state, still dependent on its fossil resources and confronted with the exodus of its youth.
East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc's first expansion since the 1990s on opening day of summit
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation. Meanwhile, Cambodia and Thailand signed an agreement expanding a ceasefire on their borders with the hope it will lead to a lasting peace.
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