Timor-Leste Chamber of Accounts’ 28 Auditors trained under the PFMO project

The Certificates were awarded to the Auditors who attended the training sessions by the Ambassador of the European Union, Marc Fiedrich, the President of the Court of Appeal of Timor-Leste, Judge Counselor Deolindo dos Santos, and by the Cooperation Attaché from the Portuguese Embassy, Cristina Faustino. The session also included a previously recorded intervention from the President of the Portuguese Court of Auditors, Judge José Tavares.

The training actions carried out are part of the PFMO activity plan and aim to contribute to the capacity building of Timor-Leste’s Chamber of Accounts.

The Portuguese Court of Auditors is a PFMO strategic training partner for the implementation of the Chamber of Accounts and, in this context, two trainers were in Dili who provided training to the 28 trainees of the Chamber of Auditors in financial analysis, asset accounting and certifying accounts and auditing results and programs.

In his speech, the Ambassador of the European Union, Marc FIEDRICH, mentioned that “The objective of the European Union and the Government of Timor-Leste when they signed the PFMO Financing Agreement was very clear: to support the continuation of the ongoing reforms in Timor-Leste and support the reinforcement of professional skills of civil servants. In this way, this training cycle fits into this essential dimension of training/training State administration officials, essential so that, independently and autonomously, they can carry out the important functions assigned to them by law.”

In her speech, the Cooperation Attaché of the Embassy of Portugal, Cristina Faustino, stated that:…” For Camões, I.P., as the implementer of a delegated cooperation project, it is a privilege to be able to count on the support of the Portuguese Court of Auditors in the design and implementation of the PFMO activity plan with the Chamber of Accounts of Timor-Leste.

In his speech, the President of the Court of Appeal/Chamber of Auditors, Counselor Judge Deolindo dos Santos, pointed out that thanks to the PFMO     (...) it has been possible to train the Auditors of the Chamber of Auditors, either with training actions carried out in Portugal, or with others carried out in Timor-Leste, or even with technical advisory services that follow the day-to-day of the Chamber of Auditors. Accounts.

    This persistent work has yielded excellent results. Our Auditors demonstrate a very significant technical evolution.

In his recorded intervention, the President of the Portuguese Court of Auditors, Judge José Tavares, highlighted the will and the availability from the Court of Auditors to maintain and deepen the cooperation and ties with the Chamber of Accounts of Timor-Leste, which has been on-going for the past 15 years, both bilaterally and in the context cooperation projects such as the PFMO.