Australia – as a country committed to improving its relations with Timor-Leste – has stated its strong support for ASEAN accession.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/supporting-timor-lestes-asean-membership-should-be-a-priority-for-its-friends/

In other words, Timor-Leste has hedged its bets on the success of this offshore gas field while multi-national oil and gas corporations are getting the shivers.

Source: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/gas-decisions-loom-timor-leste-after-election

In trade as well, Timor-Leste embraces all partners.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/what-did-timor-leste-sign-a-comprehensive-strategic-partnership-with-china/

Last May 10, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was in Dili, Timor-Leste (East Timor), where his application for political asylum was rejected.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/506408/teves-prioritizes-safety-insists-on-attending-ethics-panel-probe-via-online

Once again, Timor-Leste was the only nation to rank higher, coming in, astonishingly, in 10th position on the index, ahead of established democracies such as New Zealand (13), Canada (15), United Kingdom (26), and the United States (45).

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/the-state-of-press-freedom-in-southeast-asia/

“The Lord continues to call you to go where they did,” he told the sisters, who now minister throughout Italy and in Mexico, Brazil, Rwanda, Mozambique, the Philippines, Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

Source: https://therecordnewspaper.org/adoration-awakens-love-for-the-poor-commitment-to-justice-pope-says/