Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a bilateral meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Bendito dos Santos Freitas, on the sidelines of the 58^th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their discussion focused on Timor-Leste’s progress toward full ASEAN membership, following the ASEAN Leaders’ decision at the 46^th ASEAN Summit to admit Timor-Leste as the 11^th member of ASEAN at the upcoming 47^th ASEAN Summit, scheduled for October 2025.