AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoTourism Skills Boost: Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Tourism launched a Timor-Leste Tourism Ambassador Programme, a free one-day certified training at the Dili Convention Centre (June 1–2) for 59 participants, with more sessions planned July–September targeting about 300 people, focusing on customer service, professionalism, teamwork, and local heritage knowledge. Diplomatic Pushback: Timor-Leste’s Foreign Ministry urged President José Ramos-Horta to avoid misleading remarks that could harm Myanmar’s image, after comments at the Shangri-La Dialogue (Singapore, May 30) and an ERIA meeting (Jakarta, June 2) were seen by Myanmar as violating ASEAN non-interference principles. Regional Peacebuilding: President Ramos-Horta delivered a leadership lecture in Jakarta (June 2) stressing reconciliation and dialogue, citing Timor-Leste’s peacebuilding experience and offering it as input for ASEAN integration. ASEAN Engagement: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão is set to visit Vietnam (June 7–10) and attend the 3rd ASEAN Future Forum, with talks expected to deepen cooperation in telecoms, digital transformation, agriculture, energy, and human resources. Maritime Law Watch: Timor-Leste’s earlier UNCLOS conciliation success is being referenced as Cambodia and Thailand move toward UN-backed compulsory conciliation over their Gulf of Thailand dispute.
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