Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, Minister of Transports and Communication of Timor-Leste, on the sidelines of the Thirty-First ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Dr. Kao extended congratulations on Timor-Leste’s accession as the 11th Member of ASEAN and noted with appreciation its forthcoming submission of the Instruments of Accession to key ASEAN air transport agreements. He reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to supporting Timor-Leste’s integration into the ASEAN Single Aviation Market and assisting its future participation in ASEAN-Dialogue Partner Air Services Agreements to strengthen its regional and international connectivity.