[1] East Timor's first ambassador to Brunei, Roberto Soares, was still based in Singapore from 2009.
Marçal Avelino Ximenes was appointed the first East Timorese ambassador based in Brunei in 2016.
Brunei's first ambassador to East Timor was Paduka Hj Abdul Salam Momin until 2016.
Brunei is counting on opportunities in the import of Halāl foodstuffs in East Timor.
[1] For 2018, the Statistical Office of East Timor registered the import of components for prefabricated houses from Brunei worth US$5,436.