East Timor established diplomatic relations with the State of Israel in August 2002.

[2] President of East Timor, José Ramos-Horta, visited Israel in 2011.

[4] While in Israel, Horta met with Israeli president Shimon Peres.

[5] East Timor is particularly interested in strategic cooperation with Israel in the spheres of agriculture and naval security.

[6] Eli Vered Hazan is Israel's non resident ambassador to East Timor based in Singapore.