Baucau, April 15, 2025

The FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) held a generational retreat with the aim of preparing leaders of new generations for the future. The retreat activity was carried out at the Land Forces Component in Baucau.

In an interview with the Chief of the General Staff of the FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), Lieutenant-General Falur Rate Laek said that, historically, the institution of the F-FDTL remains independent and has, in its majority, leaders with experience of combat in the future, which requires a future leadership which must include a strong nationalism and democratic consolidation.

The Lieutenant-General also explained that, hope and confidence in them, because they received academic training in the country and abroad, including the Institute of National Defense (IDN) needs to update and consolidate the new generation, strengthen their culture of education, culture of training and awareness as well as Timorese leadership, consolidation strong, and leadership that is democratic, visible for the future to command, as today our speakers talk about many values ​​and principles that were spoken today, this is a consequence of command, in the institution of the FALINTIL-FDTL is the character of leadership before independence, but now after independence, independence leadership is now to go forward to make the preparation of transformation for future generations.

The Chief of the General Staff of the F-FDTL, Lieutenant-General Falur Rate Laek, the Chief of the General Staff of the F-FDTL, Brigadier-General José da Costa Soares 'TRIX', Commodore Higino das Neves, and the Commander of the Component and Office, including Superiors Oinidad, participated in this generational activity.

Meanwhile, the speakers of the generational activity, came from the Minister of Defense Against the Admiral Donaciano Costa Gomes, Ph.D, the Lieutenant General (Ref) Lere Anan Timur, the Lawyer Avelino Coelho, the former Minister of Defense José Agostinho Siqueira 'SOMOXO' and Members General João FALINTIL-FDTL participants of senior officers.

F-FDTL media team