Timor-Leste looks to Brunei for conservation, oil and gas experience

Dr José Ramos-Horta, the Timor Leste President, visiting the Bukit Patoi Forest Recreational Park in Temburong, Brunei. He is accompanied by Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Dr Abdul Manaf Metussin as well as Minister of Home Affairs Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman. -- Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Timor-Leste is seeking to cooperate with Brunei Darussalam in forest conservation and the oil and gas sector, said the country’s president during his four-day state visit, which concluded recently.

In an interview, Timor-Leste President Dr Jose Ramos-Horta said, “Brunei is an oil and gas producing exporting country with more experience on how to manage the revenue from oil and gas export.