Jakarta, Oct. 29 -- Jakarta, 29 October 2025

- Ambassador Natercia Cipriano Coelho da Silva presented her Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, on 29 October 2025, formally commencing her tenure as the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to ASEAN.

The Presentation of Credentials Ceremony took place following Timor-Leste's admission as the eleventh Member State of ASEAN at the 47

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ASEAN Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 26 October 2025. Timor-Leste applied to be a member of ASEAN in 2011 and was granted Observer Status in 2022, enabling its participation in CPR meetings and ASEAN sectoral bodies. Since then, Timor-Le...