MoFA Dy Minister receives Timor-Leste’s Chargé d’Affaires

DEPUTY Minister for For­eign Affairs U Ko Ko Kyaw received Mr Olandino Ruide Andrade, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Timor-Leste, yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Mr Andrade conveyed Timor-Leste’s strong com­mitment to fostering friend­ly relations with the ASEAN Member States, including Myanmar. He reaffirmed Timor-Leste’s dedication to upholding the principles of the ASEAN Charter, and expressed hope for support from the ASEAN Member States in the Country’s en­deavour towards full mem­bership in the regional bloc. He also expressed Timor- Leste’s desire to strengthen bilateral ties with Myanmar and conveyed Timor-Leste’s aspiration to welcome the es­tablishment of the Myanmar Embassy in Dili.

 

The deputy minister expressed appreciation for Timor-Leste’s readiness to deepen bilateral ties with Myanmar. He observed the willingness of the Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste to visit Myanmar. He informed Myanmar’s continued en­gagement and active partic­ipation, in line with its foreign policy, in ASEAN Communi­ty-building efforts and its contributions towards the deliverables of the ASEAN Chair. He also emphasized the need to uphold the prin­ciple of non-interference un­der the ASEAN Charter on Timor-Leste’s path towards ASEAN Membership. The deputy minister also appre­ciated the constructive dis­cussion between the Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste and the Head of Delegation of My­anmar to strengthen bilateral relations on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and related meet­ings. — MNA