Meeting with Malaysian Minister of Defense in Kuala Lumpur.
Specific objectives of visit were:
1. Attend a bilateral Defense Cooperation Talks meeting between Timor Leste and Malaysia.
2. Establish a bilateral defense Memorandom of Undestanding (MoU.
3. Reinforce active engagement in the ASEAN Regional Forum military activities with technical cooperation and Assistance from Malaysia.
4. Secure support for UN Peacekeeping Capability and technical Assistence for F-FDTL.
5. Identify Malaysian Defense Cooperation Programme training Course for F-FDTL.
6. Capacity Building programme for civilian staff in Secretariat of State for Defense
China,Timor-Leste pledge closer military co-op
Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (2nd R) meets with Timor-Leste's Secretary of State for Defense Julio Tomas Pinto in Beijing, China, on March 30, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met here with Timor-Leste's Secretary of State for Defense, Julio Tomas Pinto, here on Tuesday. Liang said China will make joint efforts with Timor-Leste to push forward bilateral military exchanges and cooperation.
Visit by Timor-Leste Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Security Gusmao and State Secretary for Defense Pinto
Defense Minister Hamada with State Secretary PintoDefense Minister Hamada had a meeting with visiting Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Security of Timor-Leste Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao on March 9. At the meeting, the two leaders exchanged views on such matters as the receiving of students from Timor-Leste at the National Defense Academy in and after fiscal 2010 and the promotion of defense exchanges through international conferences, such as the Tokyo Defense Forum.
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