Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS MURASAME called at the port of Dili
2024/4/25
JS MURASAME
Welcoming Ceremony
Guard of Honor
Reception Aboard
From 12 to 14 April 2024, the Maritime Self-Defence Force JS MURASAME called at the port of Dili to promote friendship and good will between Timor-Leste and Japan.
Commander Kunihiko Kawano and the crew from MURASAME welcomed H.E. Dr. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Minister of the Interior and other dignitaries at a reception on board the vessel.
Commander Kunihiko Kawano and the crew from MURASAME welcomed H.E. Dr. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Minister of the Interior and other dignitaries at a reception on board the vessel.
Ceremony at the Heroes Garden Cemetery
Football Exchange
During the port call, Commander Kawano paid a courtesy call on H.E. Dr. Donaciano Rosário Costa Gomes, Minister of Defense and Lieutenant General FDTL Falur Rate Laek, Commander of the Timor-Leste Defense Force, and visited the Heroes Garden Cemetery in Metinaro with senior officers and cadets from MURASAME. The cadets also had a football exchange with the F-FDTL, paid a visit to the Hera Naval Base and to the Timorese Resistance Archive and Museum.