ASEAN leaders adopt statement on Timor Leste’s membership application
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed in-principle to admit Timor-Leste to be the bloc’s 11th member, according to a statement adopted on November 11.
Sockha Phnom Penh Hotel, where the 2022 ASEAN Summits are being held. (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Leaders of the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed in-principle to admit Timor-Lesteto be the bloc’s 11th member, according to a statement adopted on November 11.
As per the ASEAN Leaders' Statement on the Application ofTimor-Leste for ASEAN Membership, the nation will be granted an observer statusand allowed to participate in all ASEAN meetings, including the summit plenaries.
The leaders also agreed to formalise an objectivecriteria-based Roadmap for Timor-Leste's full membership including based on themilestones identified in the reports of the Fact-Finding Missions conducted bythe three ASEAN Community pillars, and tasked the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) toformulate the Roadmap and report to the 42nd ASEAN Summit for adoption.
“All ASEAN Member States and external partners shall fullysupport Timor-Leste to achieve the milestones through the provisionof capacity building assistance and any other necessary and relevantsupport for its full membership in ASEAN,” said the statement./.
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Sockha Phnom Penh Hotel, where the 2022 ASEAN Summits are being held. (Photo: VNA) 
