Timor-Leste ‘will do what it takes’ to be Asean member

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The country’s foreign minister says Timor-Leste is better positioned now than when some of the other states were admitted to Asean.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/19/timor-leste-will-do-what-it-takes-to-be-asean-member/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/01/19/malaysia-penting-permudah-timor-leste-diserap-anggota-penuh-asean/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #BenditodosSantosFreitas #TimorLeste #Asean

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00:00And also with the support from the government, our head of state, Timor-Leste is fully committed

00:07to become a full member into ASEAN family.

00:11Timor-Leste will do whatever it takes to become a member of ASEAN.

00:16This is what Timor-Leste's foreign minister, Bentito dos Santos Frietas, said today at

00:21the ASEAN foreign ministers' retreat in Langkawi.

00:25He said Timor-Leste was open to constructive criticism, adding that the country was more

00:30prepared to join ASEAN than other nations.

00:33Well, actually we are more prepared.

00:36And so if comparatively we can compare with the previous years, previous members, I think

00:41the situation of Timor-Leste is getting into a more modern era, digitalization, e-government.

00:47Frietas also said he expected Timor-Leste to become an ASEAN member this year when Malaysia

00:53is the chair.

00:54The chairmanship of Malaysia is very important for us, Timor-Leste, as we are aspiring to

01:00become a full member of ASEAN.

01:03This year will be important for us, will be a decisive and historic moment for us, as

01:08well as our leaders in the country, our head of state, head of government, all are really

01:14committed to be fully part of the ASEAN family this year, 2025.

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