On 21 April, 2022, in a landslide election, Dr. José Ramos-Horta was elected President of Timor-Leste for a second term. He had previous served as Foreign Minister and Senior Cabinet Minister (2000 – 2006), Prime Minister (2007 – 2008), and President (2008-2012). Dr. Ramos-Horta was inaugurated and assumed office on 20 May, 2022, the 20th anniversary of Timor-Leste’s restoration of independence.
President Ramos-Horta Honored at Global Baku Forum
Gallery Text of Speech The 10th edition of the Global Baku Forum was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Mach 9-12. The Forum brought together over 300 participants, including current and former heads of state and government, Nobel laureates, international organizations,...
PAPA DESTACA TIMOR-LESTE PELA ADOPÇÃO DO DOCUMENTO DA FRATERNIDADE HUMANA
"A religião é uma oportunidade efetiva de diálogo e encontro entre povos e culturas diferentes, como atesta a decisão do Parlamento de Timor-Leste que aprovou por unanimidade o Documento sobre a Fraternidade Humana, que assinei com o Grande Imã de Al-Azhar em 2019,...
Pope Singles Out Timor-Leste for Adoption of Document for Human Fraternity
"Religion provides genuine opportunities for dialogue and encounter between different peoples and cultures. The Timor-Leste Parliament bore witness to this in its unanimous decision to approve the Document on Human Fraternity that I signed with the Grand Imam of...
RAMOS-HORTA CONDEMNS POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN BRASILIA
Presidential Palace Nicolau Lobato, Dili, 09 January 2023 President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta condemned today's invasion of Brazil's National Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace by supporters Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro. "It is with deep...
Jantar em homenagem a presidente do Timor reúne novo poder em Brasília
Correio Braziliense O advogado Antônio Carlos de Almeida Castro, o Kakay, promoveu, na segunda-feira, um jantar para o presidente do Timor Leste, Prêmio Nobel da Paz de 1996, José Ramos Horta. Ele veio ao Brasil para a posse do presidente Lula, com o propósito de...
Ramos-Horta appeals to Lula da Silva to promote peace in Brazil and also in Ukraine
Portuguese Lisbon, 03 Nov 2022 (Lusa) – Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos-Horta said today that Lula da Silva must combat polarization, calling Lula the ideal leader to pacify Brazil while also helping to resolve international tensions, as in the Ukraine. “I don't...
“We Are Ready To Join ASEAN”: José Ramos-Horta, Timor-Leste President | In Conversation
Channel News Asia, CNA, is a Singaporean multinational news channel that broadcasts free-to-air in Singapore and as a pay television channel internationally to 29 territories across the Asia-Pacific. On December 22, 2022, President José Ramos-Horta spoke with CNA...
Pres. Ramos-Horta Speech: 47th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence
Address to the Nation on the 47th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence By José Ramos-Horta President of the Republic 28 November 2022 Download PDF version Photo Gallery Beloved people of Timor-Leste, National and community leaders, Respected...
Statement on Election of Lula to Presidency of Brazil
Statement to the Press From the President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta Regarding the victory of Luis Inácio da Silva In the elections in Brazil October 30, 2022 The people re-elected Lula for President of the Federal Republic of Brazil. The elections were...
Gallery: President Ramos-Horta Meeting With King of Cambodia His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni
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...
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...
Reuters: East Timor prods Australia on long-stalled gas project
MELBOURNE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China could all be interested in investing in a long-delayed gas project in the waters between East Timor and Australia crucial to the Asian nation's future, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on...
Ramos-Horta: The First 100 Days and Our Future Challenges
Read/download PDF Watch on YouTube (in Portuguese) THE FIRST 100 DAYS AND OUR FUTURE CHALLENGES Address to The National Parliament by J. Ramos-Horta, President of the Republic, 15 September 2022 Excellencies, Mr President of the National Parliament, Mr....
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...
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...
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...