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The Council is comprised of the Prime Minister and the Chief Negotiator, and the Prime Minister may also invite other eminent leaders of the nation, both past and present.
The Negotiation Team, led by the Chief Negotiator, is responsible for conducting negotiations related to maritime boundaries.
The Maritime Boundary Office is the Secretariat for the Council for the Final Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries.
The Council for the Final Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries is under the tutelage of the Prime Minister and is responsible for the negotiation of permanent maritime boundaries with Indonesia and Australia.
Pursuant to Government Resolution No. 9 of 2016 dated 3 February 2016, the Council of Ministers appointed His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão as the Chief Negotiator and is also a member of the Council.
See Chief Negotiator’s biography here.
This website is hosted by the Maritime Boundary Office of the Council for the Final Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries to allow readers to learn more about Timor-Leste’s pursuit of permanent maritime boundaries. The Council for the Final Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries and the Maritime Boundary Office do not accept any legal liability for any reliance placed on any information contained in this website (including external links). The information provided is a summary only and should not be relied upon as legal advice. The information and views expressed in this website and in any linked information do not constitute diplomatic representations and do not limit or otherwise affect the rights of the Council for the Final Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries, the Maritime Boundary Office or the Government of Timor-Leste. The views expressed in any linked information do not necessarily reflect the views of the Council for the Final Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries, the Maritime Boundary Office or the Government of Timor-Leste.
GFM is the acronym for “Gabinete das Fronteiras Marítimas”, which is the Portuguese translation of Maritime Boundary Office.