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Timor-Leste’s Notification Instituting Compulsory Conciliation, 11 April 2016

Timor-Leste’s goal in these proceedings is to conclude, with the assistance of the Conciliation Commission and in accordance with the Convention on the Law of the Sea, an agreement with Australia that delimits Timor-Leste and Australia’s permanent maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea.

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Signing of the Maritime Boundary Treaty,
6 March 2018

While the journey has been long and trying, the achievement of a Maritime Boundary Treaty has brought pride to the young country of Timor-Leste and hope for its future. The new Treaty setting permanent maritime boundaries with Australia sets a strong foundation for Timor-Leste to build on its prosperity.

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Exchange of
Diplomatic Notes,
30 August 2019

For Timor-Leste, the achievement of permanent maritime boundaries with its neighbour Australia is of profound significance. It represents one of the last and most difficult steps in the nation’s journey towards realising full sovereignty.

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Maritime Boundary Agreement between Timor-Leste and Australia, 6 March 2018
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New Frontiers Book Launch, 30 August 2018

The success of the conciliation stands as a testament to the determination of the people of Timor-Leste, who took the chance of testing a procedure that had never been used before. The result is not only significant for the two neighbours across the Timor Sea, but no doubt will show the way for other countries around the world to break through complex disputes using the creative and innovative means provided for in the UN Convention

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Second Exploratory Meeting on the Maritime Boundaries, 27 February 2019

The leaders of Timor-Leste and Indonesia agreed in August 2015 to renewed and wider discussions, covering both maritime and land boundaries. Timor-Leste commenced talks with Indonesia to permanently delimit maritime boundaries in September 2015. The small fraction of the land boundary that is unsettled will be finalised shortly.

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GFM is the acronym for “Gabinete das Fronteiras Marítimas”, which is the Portuguese translation of Maritime Boundary Office.