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Dili, January 13, 2025
The Chief of General Staff of FALINTIL-East Timor Defence Force (F-FDTL), Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek, met with the Chief of General Staff of the Australian Army, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, AO, DSC, and the Chief of General Staff of the New Zealand Armed Forces, Major General Rose, at King Kutelna, General Fatuhada, in Dili.
At this meeting, we discussed the cooperation already carried out and, based on the proposal of the General of the Australian and New Zealand armies, we established greater cooperation between the F-FDTL Land Forces and their respective armies.
My hope is that they will continue to ask for support and work together so that our ideas contribute to peace and stability, so that Timorese people can live in peace wherever they are.
The financial and human resources support from both countries to the F-FDTL Institution has been so great that it is difficult to count over the years.
On the same occasion, the Chief of the Australian Army Staff, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, said he was delighted to be able to return to Timor. General King and I were reunited with our F-FDTL colleagues who had worked together for 24 years.
The benefits or mutual benefits that are counted cannot be borne by both parties. Let us continue to work together with a commitment to the future to ensure peace in each country and region, in the prosperity of our people's populations, to protect peace and security, together we can work better for the country to move forward.
Furthermore, the Chief of Staff of the New Zealand Armed Forces, Major General Rose King, said that what I think is working together is that the main thing is friendship.
About progress and improvement, why? This is due to our cooperation, more sophisticated cooperation that can support each other in areas that we need to improve.
F-FDTL Media
Dili, June 13, 2025
The Chief of the Australian Army Staff, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, AO, DSC, and the Chief of the New Zealand Armed Forces General Staff, Major General Rose King, and the delegation arrived at Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport by Royal Australian Air Force.
Upon arrival at the International Airport, President Nicolau Lobato was received directly by the Head of the F-FDTL Social Support Office, Colonel Alberto Pereira dos Santos "As Copas".
According to the schedule, the Chief of the Australian Army Staff, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, AO, DSC, and the Chief of the General Staff of the New Zealand Armed Forces, Major General Rose King, will meet with the Chief of Staff of FALINTIL - Timor-Leste Defence Forces (F-FDTL), F-FDTL General Fatuhada, in Dili.
Furthermore, in the afternoon, he will also visit the Training Center of Commander Nicolao Lobato Metinaro and, on Saturday, he will visit the FALINTIL Unit to meet with the Commander of the FALINTIL Unit in Tasi Tolu's office.
F-FDTL Media
Nhoy Borges
Headquarters, June 11, 2025
The Chief of General Staff of FALINTIL - Timor-Leste Defence Forces (F-FDTL), Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek, received a courtesy visit from the Brazilian Defence Attaché, Captain Mar Guerra Rodrigo da Silva Tavares, based in Australia (not resident in Timor-Leste), at the Faculty Headquarters.
During the visit, accompanied by the Advisor of the Force 2020 of the National Maritime Authority (AMN), the Advisor of the Military Police Unit, spoke more about military cooperation between Timor-Leste and Brazil in the future.
F-FDTL Media
Rita Pereira
Dili, June 11, 2025
FALINTIL - Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), its two Senior Officers will fulfill the mission of Military Observer Officer in South Sudan for one year.
Earlier, on 9 June, two officers made a presentation to the Chief of General Staff of the F-FDTL, Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek, at Fatuhada Headquarters in Dili, before departing on a mission to South Sudan as military observer officers.
Two senior officers, Major Edi Fernandes Viana and Major Rodrigues, said goodbye to their families at Nicolau Lobato International Airport to travel to South Sudan for a one-year mission, starting on June 11, 2025, returning on June 11, 2026.
F-FDTL Media
Manatuto, June 7, 2025.
The Chief of General Staff of FALINTIL-Defence Forces of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), Lieutenant General "Falur Rate Laek", participated in the celebrations of Portugal Day held in the Municipality of Manatuto.
This year's celebration is especially dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon, who dedicated himself to the Municipality of Manatuto for more than two hundred years and to strengthening relations between Portugal and Timor-Leste.
The celebrations were attended by His Excellency the President of the Republic, Dr. José Ramos Horta, President of the National Parliament, Member of the Government, Lieutenant General of FALINTIL-FDTL, Ambassador of Portugal in TL, Diplomatic Corps, Defense Attaché in TL, Commander-General of the PNTL of Manatuto, PAM of Manatuto, PAM of RAEOA, 13 teachers and students from schools in thirteen municipalities.
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Evaristo
Dili, June 5, 2025
(F-FDTL Media) The FALINTIL-East Timor Defence Forces (F-FDTL) Command, a team led by Infantry Colonel Alberto Pereira dos Santos, current head of the General Support Office section, together with Infantry Colonel Guido de Oliveira, current supervisor of the F-FDTL Military Health Directorate, including Colonel Vale Vale, Head of Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC), continues to promote awareness-raising actions on how to care for the environment, including disease prevention, in six (9) schools in the municipality of Dili.
The socialization was carried out for three days in schools such as EBC 1, 2 and 3 Casait School, Marcelino 02 Comoro Elementary School, Cinco Comoro Secondary School, Institute of Health Sciences (ICS) Comoro, 30 de Agosto School, Santo Inácio de Loyola Casait College, including SDBC Tibetan School, Nicol Comoro/SG Comoro São Minguel Arcanjo Comoro School.
The purpose of this socialization is based on the Ministry of Defense's guideline to socialize information about the environment and environmental health to students, on how to take care of the environment and ensure that the city also has this socialization facilitated by Colonel Santos, from the Department of Environmental Care and Environmental Health, and Lieutenant Monteiro.
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J. Silva
Boni Mendonca
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