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Thailand, Timor-Leste speed up deal for direct flights
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Thailand and Timor-Leste agreed to speed up an air services agreement that could pave the way for direct flights between Bangkok and Dili during talks in Bangkok on October 9.
Key facts
- Thailand and Timor-Leste agreed to speed up an air services agreement that could pave the way for direct flights between Bangkok and Dili during talks in Bangkok on October 9.
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão at Government House during Gusmão’s official visit to Thailand.
- Thailand and Timor-Leste will also continue development cooperation under a planned Three-Year Development Cooperation Programme covering 2026 to 2028.
- Both sides also agreed to increase defence cooperation, building on Thailand’s involvement in peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions in Timor-Leste between 1999 and 2002.
- The two leaders agreed to encourage more high-level visits and activities ahead of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2027.
Summary
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão at Government House during Gusmão’s official visit to Thailand.
It was the first official visit to Thailand by a Timor-Leste prime minister in 13 years and the first since the country became an ASEAN member last year.