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PH backs Timor-Leste's Asean membership bid

(UPDATE) THE Philippines has expressed its support for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste's membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

This was confirmed during a bilateral meeting between Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Bendito dos Santos Freitas, on Aug. 20, 2024.