ASEAN leaders give 'in-principle' support for Timor-Leste's membership. What does this actually mean?
- Written by: Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Asia and Associate Professor, La Trobe University, La Trobe University
Kith Serey/EPA/AAPOn Friday, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s member states provided a statement announcing “in-principle” support for Timor-Leste to be admitted as its 11th member. So does this mean Timor-Leste’s long wait to become a member of ASEAN is finally over? The short answer is not...
