Paraphrasing the Prime Minister’s office official Facebook post relating to my meeting with His Excellency on 18 July 2024:

“After 25 years of investing in Timor-Leste, East Timor Trading Group employs more than 200 Timorese and promises to continue making more investments in the country,” … Sakib Awan said in his meeting with Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão at the Government Palace.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed his full support for East Timor Trading’s activities in Timor-Leste and provided updates on a project awaiting final approval of a Special Investment Agreement. The company’s new investments aim to contribute to local growth in Timor-Leste, a cause very close to Sakib Awan’s heart. Sakib Awan hopes that the project will help Timor-Leste export its products to CPLP countries, the South Pacific, and Africa.

“We hope that this project will create many jobs. I still have a commitment to do good,” Sakib Awan said. The entrepreneur expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for his support in various investment areas that help Timorese people access job opportunities.

[Summarised translation from Media-GPM]