Diplomatic ties
On 20 May 2002, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an ukaz recognising the independence of East Timor, and instructed the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish diplomatic relations with the newly independent state. On 24 June 2002, Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko of the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that following negotiations with East Timorese representatives, it was confirmed that Russia had established diplomatic relations with East Timor. Russia is represented in East Timor through its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta (Indonesia). After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine had begin, East Timor expressed concern and called on the parties to the conflict to agree to an immediate ceasefire and seek a diplomatic solution. According to an official statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (East Timor), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, "Ukraine's independence must be respected." At the eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on 2 March 2022, East Timor United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1, voted to condemn Russia for attacking Ukraine and to demand an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. East Timor also supported the United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/3, suspension of Russia's membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council, UN Human Rights Council.Humanitarian ties
In June 2001, Airlines of Russia, Russian airline TyumenAviaTrans (now known as UTair Aviation, UTair), was awarded a one-year contract to supply the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor with helicopter support utilising the Mil Mi-26, in a contract worth US-Dollar 6.5 million.See also
*Foreign relations of East Timor *Foreign relations of RussiaReferences
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