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President Receives Honorary Doctorate from Three Cambodian Universities
Cambodia, 21 October 2022 President José Ramos-Horta received the honorary doctorate degrees from three universities in Cambodia -- BELTEI International University, Cambodian University, and Paragon International University -- in recognition of his capacity and ...
Interview: President Ramos-Horta in Conversation with the Lowy Institute
President José Ramos-Horta in conversation with Michael Fullilove of the Lowy Institute, on Ukraine, China, mistakes and successes in Timor-Leste, the rising generation of leaders, and magic vitamins. "I start with the most disappointing and most unexplainable: that...
Cambodia State Support of Timor-Leste Accession to ASEAN
Cambodia, 20 October 2022 President José Ramos-Horta met with President of Senate, Say Chhum, President of National Assembly, Heng Samrin and Prime Minister, Hun Sen to discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations between Timor-Leste and Cambodia. The high...
Op Ed: For a fraction of Australia’s fighter jet budget, I’d leave East Timor’s fuel in the ground
by José Ramos-Horta, President, East Timor Read on The Age At the recent UN General Assembly, the president of Vanuatu called on governments to negotiate a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a proposal I have supported alongside 100 other Nobel Prize...
Lowy Institute: A free trade zone for Timor-Leste and Indonesia
Regional stability, economic resilience and mutual prosperity – what’s not to like about a cross-border FTZ? In July, Indonesian President Joko Widodo received President José Ramos-Horta for the first state visit of the Timor-Leste leader’s term. Both made proposals...
Resource Rich, Poor Countries And Responsibilities of Rich Industrial Countries
Text of Speech By President J. Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste at g7+ forum Held on 23rd September 2022, In New York On the sidelines of 77th Session of United Nations General Assembly, 25 September 2022 A Just Energy Transition is a Global Peace Program....
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The Frost Interview: Ramos-Horta, Lessons in Patience
In 2012, legendary interviewer David Frost traveled to Timor-Leste for a sit down interview with Dr. Ramos-Horta.
Charlie Rose: Ramos-Horta Asks for UN Support for Timorese
A powerful interview with José Ramos-Horta at the height of militia violence in East Timor, as he asks the international community for support of his people.
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
On December 10, 1996, José Ramos-Horta and Timorese Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo stood in front of European Heads of State and Royalty, and dignitaries from around the world, and accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. Ramos-Horta's acceptance speech encapsulated the state of...
Woodside gas deal would turn Dili into Dubai: Ramos-Horta
East Timor could become the next Dubai or Singapore if Australian resources giant Woodside agreed to pipe gas there instead of Darwin for processing, the island nation’s President Jose Ramos-Horta said as he steps up pressure on Anthony Albanese to support...
Australia and Timor-Leste Update Defence Ties
Australia and Timor-Leste today signed a reciprocal Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA). The DCA is a status of forces agreement that sets out the reciprocal protections, responsibilities and privileges each country will grant the military personnel of the other in...
Ramos-Horta on Timor-Leste using fossil fuels – ‘Please don’t lecture me’
The president of Timor-Leste, José Ramos-Horta, has hit back at a question over the negative climate outcomes of the Greater Sunrise gas project. He said the US, Europeans and Australia 'were the ones who polluted the whole world with coal, with oil and everything...
IN FULL: President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos Horta discusses tensions over gas project
The President of Timor Leste Jose Ramos Horta speaks to the National Press Club. Jose Ramos Horta is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and is one of the most respected politicians in the history of Timor-Leste. WATCH VIDEO
China ‘very interested’ in partnering with Timor-Leste on gas project, President José Ramos-Horta says
Mr Ramos-Horta said he'd had informal discussions with Chinese officials about their potential involvement in the project over the last two or three years. "They are very interested and they even told me they are very interested even to be the sole partners," he...
Harvard International Review. Democracy and Development in Timor-Leste: Interview with President José Ramos-Horta
A thoughtful interview by Pranay Varada of the Harvard International Review, covering the history of the struggle for independence, the relevance on ASEAN, the strength of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the lessons Timor-Leste offers the world. Read article
Australia should back East Timor’s LNG dream and head off China
A very sensible view by an experienced Australian diplomat with proven expertise on Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Southeast Asia -- J Ramos-Horta The China card is being played against Australia everywhere in the Pacific. What does the fight over LNG processing in East...
Timor-Leste: ASEAN leader expects country to join by late 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who currently chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said on Wednesday he was “optimistic” that Timor-Leste’s accession would be completed “no later than next year”. According to...
East Timor hopes to join ASEAN when Indonesia chairs in 2023
BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta in a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart on Tuesday said he hoped Asia’s youngest country could join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year. In a joint news conference with Indonesian...