Jakarta, July 8 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a bilateral meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Bendito dos Santos Freitas, on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their discussion focused on Timor-Leste's progress toward full ASEAN membership, following the ASEAN Leaders' decision at the 46th ASEAN Summit to admit Timor-Leste as the 11th member of ASEAN at the upcoming 47th ASEAN Summit, scheduled for October 2025.

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