Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Timor-Leste)
{{Short description|Ministry in the government of Timor-Leste}}
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| formed = {{Start date|1975}} / 2002
| jurisdiction = Government of Timor-Leste
| headquarters = {{ill|Avenida de Portugal, Dili|de|Avenida de Portugal (Dili)}}
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| minister1_name = Bendito Freitas
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFAC; {{langx|pt|Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros e Cooperação Timor-Leste}}, {{langx|tet|Ministeriu Negosiu Estranjeiru no Kooperasaun}}) is the government department of Timor-Leste accountable for foreign affairs.
Functions
The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas:{{cite web |title=Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government |url=http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=13&lang=en |website=Government of Timor-Leste |access-date=25 March 2022}} {{PD-notice}}
- foreign policy and international cooperation; and
- consular functions and the promotion and defense of the interests of Timorese citizens abroad.
History
The Ministry was created in 2002. Its headquarters, built with the assistance of Chinese funding, are located on Avenida Portugal in Dili.{{Cite journal |last=Sahin |first=Selver B. |date=2014-08-01 |title=Timor-Leste's Foreign Policy: Securing State Identity in the Post-Independence Period |journal=Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs |language=en |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=3–25 |doi=10.1177/186810341403300201 |issn=1868-1034|doi-access=free |hdl=11693/12429 |hdl-access=free }}
Minister
The incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation is Bendito Freitas.{{cite news |last1=Martins |first1=Filomeno |title=The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette |url=https://en.tatoli.tl/2023/06/30/the-list-of-structure-of-ix-constitutional-government-announced-in-official-gazette/09/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |agency=Tatoli |date=2023-06-30}}
See also
References
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External links
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- {{URL|1=http://mnec.gov.tl/|2=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation}} – official site (inactive {{as of|January 2022|lc=y}})
- [http://timor-leste.gov.tl/ Government of Timor-Leste]
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.mfac.gov.tp/|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation}}
- [https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0003474/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation website archive] – Library of Congress
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Category:Foreign relations of Timor-Leste