East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta and Foreign Minister Wang Yi have expressed a common desire to strengthen regional cooperation and protect multilateralism.
At a meeting in East Timor’s capital, Dili, Ramosholta said his country fully supported the Belt and Road Initiative.
“China’s development brings great benefits to East Timor and is very important to the region and the world,” Ramosholta said.
The President of East Timor thanked the Chinese government and the people for their support over the past few years. East Timor is full of his confidence and expectations for the future of bilateral relations, the president said.
The King thanked Ramosholta for signing a joint communiqué to establish diplomatic relations with China on Independence Day, the first foreign minister of East Timor in 2002.
Over the last two decades, China and Timor-Leste have treated each other equally, understood each other, and supported each other, Wang said. East Timor has become an important partner in the Belt and Road Initiative, and China has played an active role in East Timor’s socio-economic development, infrastructure construction and improving people’s lives.
“Immediately after the outbreak of Covid-19, China sent medicines to East Timor to help fight the pandemic. China’s medical team is benefiting more than 300,000 people in the country. China is also , Also actively participates in UN peacekeeping activities in East Timor. “
China, in collaboration with East Timor, sees the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to review their successful experiences and create a blueprint for the future, ready to take a comprehensive cooperation partnership to a new level. I am. Mr. Wang said he set an example of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit and common development among countries of all sizes.
China is also ready to help strengthen East Timor’s self-development capacity, modernize agriculture and accelerate industrialization, and achieve diverse developments, Wang said.
Mr. Wang added that the Chinese side will continue to encourage Chinese companies to invest in East Timor and start operations, contributing to its development and revitalization.
China supports East Timor’s active role in regional and international affairs and expects early entry into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Both sides also promised to support and protect multilateralism. Mr Wang said China expects East Timor to actively participate in China’s proposed global development and security initiatives.
Despite being a small country, East Timor has always adhered to that principle, Ramos Holta said, and his country has a dialogue in addressing the challenges facing international peace and security. He said he was advocating a peaceful solution to the differences through discussions and unity.
In this week’s Asian interview with the South China Morning Post, 72-year-old Nobel laureates said East Timor’s goal was to keep the doors open to trade and investment and to maintain equidistant access to all major countries. Said that.
“What we want is best for our own national interests. In my case, I make decisions that are in the best interests of the people of East Timor. We are in the United States, China and Australia. , Indonesia, and … [other] ASEAN countries, we don’t say we’re on anyone’s side, “Ramosholta said.
Wang Yi visited Timor Reste as the final part of his Pacific tour starting May 26, and took him to the island nations of Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.
