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Relationship dossier

Thailand Timor-Leste

Relationship assessment

Practical cooperation accompanies Thailand–Timor-Leste diplomatic ties and regional engagement.

Thailand toward Timor-Leste

+25

Thailand has provided development and capacity-building support to Timor-Leste and has engaged with its preparations for ASEAN membership.

Timor-Leste toward Thailand

+25

Timor-Leste has pursued bilateral cooperation with Thailand and engaged in regional diplomacy through ASEAN, where Thailand is a fellow member.

Overall relationship

+25

The relationship is characterized by practical development cooperation and shared regional engagement, including Thailand’s support for Timor-Leste’s integration into ASEAN. The scale and durability of these initiatives are not clear enough to characterize the partnership as especially close.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Thailand and Timor-Leste maintain diplomatic relations and have pursued practical cooperation, including through ASEAN and bilateral development and capacity-building initiatives. Thailand has supported Timor-Leste’s development and its preparations for ASEAN membership. The relationship appears cooperative, although the scale and implementation of bilateral programmes are not well characterized.

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