27-28 February 2020 – Timor-Leste with Australia and Malaysia co-hosted the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Workshop on Dispute Resolution and Law of the Sea on 27-28 February 2020. Malaysia delegation was led by Dr. Adina Kamarudin, Director General of Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia. The workshop brought together over 120 participants from 27 dialogue member countries. ARF meet regularly to discuss and address political and security issues of common interest in the Asia-Pacific region, in which Timor-Leste was invited to join in 2005. Timor-Leste has since been an active participant and has successfully hosted three ARF workshops in Dili in 2011, 2017 and 2019.