<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced a decision to open an Indian embassy in Timor-Leste.</p>.<p>Modi announced the decision while co-chairing the annual ASEAN-India summit in the Indonesian capital.</p>.<p>At the ASEAN-India summit, the Prime Minister announced the decision to establish an Indian Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.</p>.<p>"The decision is a reflection of the importance India attaches to ASEAN, and its relations with Timor Leste," it said.</p>.At ASEAN-India summit in Jakarta, PM Modi calls for building rules-based post-Covid world order.<p>The MEA said the decision was warmly welcomed by Timor Leste and ASEAN member nations.</p>.<p>Timor-Leste joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2022 as an Observer, before becoming its full member.</p>.<p>ASEAN is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region, and India and several other countries including the US, China, Japan and Australia are its dialogue partners. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced a decision to open an Indian embassy in Timor-Leste.</p>.<p>Modi announced the decision while co-chairing the annual ASEAN-India summit in the Indonesian capital.</p>.<p>At the ASEAN-India summit, the Prime Minister announced the decision to establish an Indian Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.</p>.<p>"The decision is a reflection of the importance India attaches to ASEAN, and its relations with Timor Leste," it said.</p>.At ASEAN-India summit in Jakarta, PM Modi calls for building rules-based post-Covid world order.<p>The MEA said the decision was warmly welcomed by Timor Leste and ASEAN member nations.</p>.<p>Timor-Leste joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2022 as an Observer, before becoming its full member.</p>.<p>ASEAN is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region, and India and several other countries including the US, China, Japan and Australia are its dialogue partners. </p>