ASEAN & Foreign Policy: South Korea and Timor-Leste agreed to broaden cooperation in climate change, infrastructure, education, human resource development, and government capacity building, with added focus on maritime work, CCS and greenhouse-gas reduction, and policing coordination against transnational crime. Regional Integration & Trade: Timor-Leste is pushing closer links between ASEAN and China’s Greater Bay Area to attract investment and technology, with Vice Prime Minister Francisco Kalbuadi Lay arguing the partnership can strengthen resilient supply chains and digital transformation. Diplomacy & Human Rights: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão received the “Constitution and Human Rights” award in Lisbon and used the platform to renew calls for a Western Sahara self-determination referendum, tying independence to human rights and dignity. Connectivity & Tourism: Aero Dili launched its first Dili–Darwin flight, a new aviation link expected to boost tourism, business ties, and people-to-people connections between Timor-Leste and Australia. Disaster Preparedness: Timor-Leste participated in a Pacific Humanitarian Warehouse Exchange in Brisbane, training logistics officers to move relief supplies faster during emergencies.