Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 4 -- Timor-Leste is on the verge of attaining full membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Timor-Leste Ambassador to Malaysia Lisualdo Gaspar. Talking to Malaysian news agency Bernama, the ambassador said Timor-Leste has actively participated in ASEAN affairs since being granted observer status in 2022. In 2023, ASEAN members endorsed a roadmap for its accession, and since then, the country has been intensively working to meet the outlined criteria, the diplomat added. He said Timor-Leste has fulfilled nearly seven out of ten criteria required. Gaspar stated that while the country has expressed full adherence to the political and socio-cultural pillars, there remain 62 economic instruments...