TL needs a lot of money to join ASEAN, says Soares

State Secretary for ASEAN, Mr. Roberto Soares

*Radio Timor-Leste October 24, 2013 language source: Tetun

The State Secretary for Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Affairs, Roberto Soares said his secretariat had  executed the 2012 General State Budget (OGE) for capacity building, Timor-Leste's participation in the ASEAN summit and socialisation of the ASEAN matters to the people in the country. 

Soares said his secretariat needs to propose to the parliament  a higher budget for his secretariat because Timor-Leste’s preparation to join ASEAN needs a lot of money. 

“OGE for 2013 my secretariat will propose to the Parliament to add more money to be  allocated for the secretariat state of ASEAN,” Soare said.