The ASEAN leaders pose for a group photo during the Signing of the Declaration on the Admission of Timor-Leste into ASEAN in  Malaysia (26/10/2025). From the ASEAN Main Portal . Introduction  On the 26th of October 2025, Timor-Leste joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as its eleventh member. After more than two decades of diplomacy and persistence, the Southeast Asia region’s youngest nation finally earned a seat at ASEAN’s table. For Timor-Leste, whose modern identity...

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