Menbud supports the strengthening of the RI-Timor Leste Culture

Jakarta – Minister of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Fadli Zon has brought a working visit to Timor Lecte. During his visit, he had a dialogue with the chairman of the Timor Lecte Parliament, he lay Maria Fernanda. “I appreciate the relationship between Timor Les and Indonesia in various fields, especially by the leadership of her excellence Maria Fernanda Lay – as the first female speaker of Parliament in Timor Leste,” Fadli said in a written statement on Tuesday (7/10/2025). On this occasion, Fadli touched on his job and struggled to strengthen parliamentary diplomacy while serving as chairman of the DPR-RI Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP). Browse to continue with the content “as chaired by BKSAP DPR RI (2019-2024), as well as when I served as president of Gopac (2015-2019) and Vice President of Seapac (2023-2025), I continued to strengthen the inter-parliamentary relationship with other countries, including Timor lessons. Through this meeting, Fadli helped strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation, especially in the field of culture. Especially considering that the two countries commemorate 23 years of diplomatic relations. “This year is a major milestone for both countries because we commemorate 23 years of diplomatic relations. Indonesia and Timor Lectons are siblings – not only geographical, but also bound to history, tradition, culture and language. Therefore, I hope that in the future we can strengthen the cooperation in the cultural sector,” Fadli explained. Fadli also emphasizes the different potential for collaboration that can be developed, from the exchange of art and cultural heritage, collaboration in the preservation of local traditions, to the development of cultural -based creative industries. According to him, this initiative is able to open new room for innovation, economic growth as well as cultural conservation in both countries. For your information, this activity was also attended by the Indonesian ambassador to Timor-Leste, Mr. OCTO DORINUS MANIK; and Education and Cultural Appendix of the Indonesian Embassy in Dili, prof. Dr. Tasrifin Tahara. (Ega/Ega)