East Timor–Papua New Guinea relations

East Timor–Papua New Guinea relations refer to foreign relations between the states of East Timor and Papua New Guinea.

History
East Timor and Papua New Guinea established diplomatic relations on 22 July 2002, at the end of an ACP Group conference in Fiji.

East Timor is home to Papuan-speaking ethnic groups and maintains relations with the Melanesian and Pacific realm. As an observer, East Timor participated in the third summit of the ACP states in July 2002 and, since August 2002, in the annual meetings of the heads of state and government of the Pacific Islands Forum. In 2016, the country joined the Pacific Islands Forum. East Timor has had observer status in the Melanesian Spearhead Group since 2010.

East Timor and Papua New Guinea are both members of the Non-Aligned Movement, Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the G7+ states, in which East Timor plays a leading role. Both nations hold observer status within ASEAN.

In 2019, Richard Maru, Papua New Guinea's Minister of National Planning and Monitoring, visited East Timor.

Diplomatic missions
Papua New Guinea's ambassador in Jakarta, Indonesia is also responsible for East Timor.

East Timor is represented in Port Moresby by its Honorary Consul Chris Durman.

Trade
The East Timor Statistical Office does not report any trade relations between East Timor and Papua New Guinea for 2018.