Our aim is to foster a relationship based on friendship between communities in Canberra and Dili
The relationship is based on the formal friendship city agreement between the ACT Government and the Dili District Administration. The agreement was signed by the ACT Chief Minister and the District Administrator on 7 June 2004. Canberra Friends of Dili, which was formed in 2002, lobbied for the agre
ement. We continue to work to secure ongoing support of members of the ACT legislative assembly. The Canberra Dili Friendship Agreement aims to build friendship and mutual respect between Canberra and Dili and to promote educational, cultural, economic, humanitarian and sporting links between the two cities. The Friendship Agreement was an initiative of the Canberra Friends of Dili and provides the umbrella for relationships between the District of Dili in Timor- Leste, the City of Canberra, and members of these communities.
