East Timor gets nod to join Asean

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 12, 2022 12:14 am

(UPDATE) PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Friday to allow East Timor to join the 10-nation Asean regional bloc, according to a statement released by summit host Cambodia.

'We the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations... agreed in principle to admit Timor-Leste to be the 11th member of Asean,' the statement said.

IN CAMBODIA President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left) poses for a group photo with other Asean heads of state in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. PHOTO BY OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY

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