SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will visit Timor-Leste from July 2 to 3, during which the two countries will agree to establish a framework for bilateral cooperation.
The trip marks the first time a Singapore prime minister is visiting the South-east Asian country, which gained independence in 2002.
PM Wong’s visit reciprocates Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao’s visit to Singapore in July 2025, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement on July 1.
On July 3, PM Wong will participate in an official welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace. He will call on Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta, who was in Singapore in May and delivered a special address at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue.
During the upcoming visit, President Ramos-Horta will confer on PM Wong the Order of Timor-Leste (Grand Collar), said the PMO. The award recognises Singapore’s contributions to Timor-Leste’s national development and support for its membership in ASEAN.
Timor-Leste officially became ASEAN’s 11th member state on Oct 26, 2025, after it had first applied for membership to the regional grouping in 2011 and was granted observer status in 2022.
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