AGP Executive Report
Last update: 34 minutes agoTimor-Leste–UAE ties: The UAE says it will deepen cooperation with Timor-Leste on digitising government services, plus food security, water management and investment, with talks between UAE Minister Noura Al Kaabi and Timor-Leste leaders including President José Ramos Horta and Finance Minister Santina José Rodrigues F. Viegas Cardoso. Digital public infrastructure: Timor-Leste launched a national document verification platform, verify.gov.tl, built with Cambodian technology and support, starting with driver’s licences and planning expansion to education certificates and civil registry records. Energy investment pipeline: Finder Energy has opened a tender for geophysical, geotechnical and environmental baseline surveys for its under-development Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) offshore oil project in Timor-Leste waters, targeting a final investment decision before year-end and aiming for contractor yard entry in early 2027. Climate diplomacy in Dili: Nepal’s agriculture minister raised the BhoteKoshi flood and landslide impacts at an LDC ministerial meeting in Dili, urging grant-based adaptation and loss-and-damage support; Timor-Leste’s hosting underscores the country’s role in regional climate finance discussions. Regional climate attendance: Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese defended turnout for the Pacific pre-COP events in Fiji and Tuvalu, with Timor-Leste listed among confirmed leader participants.
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