Timor-Leste to join Asean as full member by October, says PM

By Tarrence Tan, Rahimy Rahim, Arfa Yunus and Gerard Gimino

Nation
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
8:09 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: Timor-Leste will become a full member of Asean by the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits in October, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Anwar said that Timor-Leste has worked hard to meet the requirements for Asean membership, and Malaysia is satisfied with the country's efforts.

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Tags / Keywords: Timor-Leste , Asean Membership , Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim , 47th Asean Summit , Gulf Cooperation Council , Free-Trade Agreement , South China Sea , Asean-GCC-China Summit

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