VIENTIANE, Oct 9 – ASEAN leaders are pleased with the progress in implementing the Roadmap for Timor-Leste’s Full Membership in the grouping.
Prime Minister of Laos, Sonexay Siphandone, who presides over the 44th ASEAN Summits (plenary session) and the 45th Summit (retreat session), said leaders of the member bloc are looking forward to the youngest nation in Southeast Asia’s full membership in the ASEAN family in the near future.
Held at the National Convention Centre (NCC) in the capital city of Laos, the meeting was attended by all ASEAN leaders, a non-political representative of Myanmar, the Secretary General of ASEAN, and the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, under the theme “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience”.
For the record, as of now, Timor-Leste was granted official observer status and received in-principle approval to become a member of the ASEAN during the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits in Cambodia in 2022.
