16 July 2025 – Ministry of Planning and Strategic Investment (MPIE), through the Integrated Planning Unit (IPU), held a technical meeting with a team from the Ministry of Planning and National Development/National Planning and Development Agency (PPN/BAPPENAS) Indonesia, with the objective of establishing a Joint Committee to implement the commitments stipulated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in October 2024.
The Timor-Leste delegation was led by Mrs. Epi Orleans, UPI/MPIE Coordinator, with the participation of the Prime Minister’s Office (GPM), the Ministry of Finance, and the National Development Agency (NDA,.I.P). This visit reaffirms the importance of the establishment of a Joint Committee, in accordance with Article 6 of the MoU, to facilitate coordination between relevant institutions, and ensure the effective implementation of the cooperation program.
On this occasion, Mrs. Epi expresses its gratitude for the commitments of PPN/BAPPENAS to continue to make consistent and constructive collaboration with Timor-Leste. He also underlined that this cooperation is very important to sustain medium and long-term development planning, and can share experiences on good practices between the two countries.
This meeting is considered an important step for the implementation of the MoU signed by Timor-Leste and Indonesia in 2024 and further strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
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