Joining Asean or not should not matter to Timor-Leste: Jakarta Post contributor

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JAKARTA - With the landslide election of Jose Ramos Horta as president of one of the youngest democracies in the world, Timor-Leste, the moment is ripe for Asean to open its doors and welcome a new m

ember to its family.

While talking about integration is almost akin to daydreaming in South-east Asia and forecasting an ambitious evolution of Asean just a fantasy, nevertheless, a small country like Timor-Leste could benefit immensely from joining the community. Certainly no one expect miracles from Ramos-Horta if Timor-Leste joined Asean, but the respectability he earned at global level would certainly have a weight; his voice would be heard.

Connectivity would not mean just top-down infrastructure projects, but rather it would include a genuine attempt at enhancing the common fabrics shared by millions of people in the region. As a democracy, Dili was already able to attract considerable support from the international community, but a possible renunciation to the Asean's membership might even bring in more willingness to help the nation to stand alone, independently and proudly.

 

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