SINGAPORE: Timor Leste is to be admitted 'in principle' as the 11th member state of ASEAN, Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Phnom Penh said in a statement on Friday (Nov 11). The country will be granted observer status at ASEAN meetings, including at summit plenaries. The statement said that t
SINGAPORE: Timor Leste is to be admitted"in principle" as the 11th member state of ASEAN, Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Phnom Penh said in a statement on Friday .The statement said that there will be an"objective criteria-based roadmap" for Timor Leste's full membership.
The leaders had discussed this at a plenary session held in the Cambodian capital on Friday. Myanmar's military leaders were not in attendance, as they have been shut out from high-level meetings. ASEAN leaders said that all member states and external parties shall fully support Timor-Leste to achieve the milestones by providing"capacity building assistance and any other support needed for its full membership in ASEAN".
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