On July 24, Ambassador Wang Wenli met with Francisco da Costa Guterres, Minister of Interior of Timor-Leste. The two sides exchanged views on cooperation in the field of law enforcement and policing. Senior Colonel Miao Haijun, the Defense Attaché of Chinese Embassy accompanied during the meeting.

Ambassador Wang invited Minister Guterres to attend the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum, which will be held in Lianyungang China this September. She noted that the cooperation in law enforcement and policing is an important component of practical cooperation between China and Timor-Leste, and expressed China’s willingness to further strengthen communication and cooperation in this field. Ambassador Wang also highly commended the recent strong measures taken by Timor-Leste government against the telecom and cyber fraud under the leadership of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, and said China stands ready to maintain close cooperation with Timor-Leste on this issue.

Minister Guterres thanked China for its long-standing support for Timor-Leste’s law enforcement and policing capacity building. He confirmed that he would attend the forum in China and expressed his commitment to working with the Chinese side to further deepen exchanges and cooperation in law enforcement and policing.