AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAgriculture and Food Security: Timor-Leste and Vietnam are exploring cooperation in rice, coffee and fisheries, including technology transfer and training, to strengthen local production. Thailand Ties: Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão’s visit to Bangkok produced plans to negotiate a rice trade deal, pursue direct flights and deepen cooperation against online scams and other cross-border crime. Climate Diplomacy: President José Ramos-Horta urged COP31 to turn climate finance promises into accessible funding and stronger adaptation support for vulnerable island nations. Security and Connectivity: Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas said air links with Russia are worth discussing, though direct flights would be technically difficult; his Moscow visit was the first by a Timor-Leste foreign minister. Separately, 16 people were detained in Timor-Leste over an alleged Japanese police impersonation scam. Regional Standing: Timor-Leste is among ASEAN’s three countries that have fully abolished the death penalty.
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