S’pore helping Timor-Leste prepare for full Asean membership: PM


Lee Hsien Loong (right) meeting Timor-Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak at the Asean Summit on May 10, 2023. - ST

LABUAN BAJO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): It may take awhile for Timor-Leste to accede to the slew of agreements that Asean has already signed, but Singapore and the bloc will help it fully participate in the group, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The island-nation attended the recently concluded 42nd Asean Summit as an observer, following the decision made at the 2022 summit to admit it to the bloc in principle.

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