New Zealand, March 13, 2025.
A delegation of Sergeants Majors from Pacific Island countries participated in a South Pacific leadership meeting on natural disaster response.
A member of FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), consisting of Sergeant Major Alberto Moreira Freitas, participated in a South Pacific Island leadership meeting at Te Taue Moana Marae Naval Base, New Zealand.
The purpose of this meeting is to strengthen the Sergeant Major relationship in the South Pacific and to make a commitment that when a natural disaster occurs, we can gather ideas, some thoughts to address and find solutions to such events, especially in the South Pacific Islands region.
The countries that participated in the meeting came from Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, PNG, including Timor-Leste.
F-FDTL Media
New Zealand, 13 March 2025.
The Chief of General Staff of FALINTIL-Timor-Leste Defence Force, Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek, today visited the cultural activities of the New Zealand Naval Force as part of his participation in the high-level meeting between the Chiefs of General Staff of the South Pacific island that was held in New Zealand.
The purpose of this cultural activity visit is to learn about the culture of the Naval Forces, especially in New Zealand, as well as to better strengthen relations between leaders in the South Pacific to commit to pooling ideas and finding solutions to such events when natural disasters occur, especially in the South Pacific regions.
The Chiefs of General Staff of Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, PNG, including Timor-Leste, participated in the visit.
During the visit, Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek, with a delegation from the TL composed of the Field Assistant of the CEMGFA Major José Pinto, the Lieutenant Nurse CEMGFA Ensign Celestino Amaral, the Sergeant-Major Alberto Moreira Freitas 'Jery', the Translator First Sergeant Armando Soares, and the Security CEMGFA Sergeant Oki.
F-FDTL Media
Dili, 13 March 2025
Chief of Staff of the FALINTIL-Defence Forces of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) Brigadier General José da Costa Soares “TRIX”, participated in the launch of the National Campaign on ASEAN, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste.
F-FDTL Media.
The National Flag Raising Ceremony of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (RDTL) was held for the first time in January 2025 at the Fatuhada Headquarters in Dili.
After the national flag raising ceremony, the Chief of the General Staff of FALINTIL-FDTL, Lieutenant General Domingos Raúl “FALUR RATE LAEK” as Inspector of the ceremony said, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
“You celebrate the new year by saying goodbye to the old year with your family and friends that we make a good reflection in each family and institution, so that in this new year we can improve better”.
He also stressed that after the new year, we immediately received a major problem, especially flooding in the Naval Component of the F-FDTL that we also express our solidarity with the Naval Component.
Our motto is to modernize and professionalize. With this strength we can do this, so we do the work to improve first in the present to continue a safe future, if we think first about the future we will make mistakes in the present.
Here I want to say just two words like Tranquility and Serenity, Tranquility because our spirit of patriotism and nationalism rises, serenity because we are Christians as believers.
“At the meeting of the Superior Council for Defense and Security, our high authorities of Timor-Leste congratulated and appreciated us, especially the security operations during important visits, especially in 2024”, concluded the Lieutenant General.
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