Dili, 14 Setembru 2026 – Empreza Toa Corporation ofisialmente Segunda ne’e hahú servisu ba iha konstruksaun terminal pasajeiru foun ba Aeroportu Internasional Prezidente Nicolau Lobato Komoro Dili.
Marka prezensa iha serimónia ne’e Ministru Transportes no Komunikasaun, Eng. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, Ministru Planeamentu Investimeneut no Estrátejiku, Gastão Sousa, Diretór Ezekutivu AERO Dili, Embaixadór Japaun iha Timor-Leste, Yamamoto Yasushi, reprezntante DFAT, ADB no konvidadus sira seluk, Serimonia ne’e halao edifisiu ANATL.EP. Komoro.
Prezidente Diretór Toa Corporatio, Masahiro Suzuki sente honradu hanesan kontratór bele hola parte ba serimónia inísiu serbisu nian ba projetu konstruksaun terminal pasajeiru Aeroportu Internasionál Prezidente Nicola Lobato Komoro Dili.
“Projetu ida ne’e hala’o liu husi Japaun nia grant iha kooperasaun entre governu Repúblika Demokrátika Timor-Leste no governu Japaun. Ami hakarak hato'o ami nia apresiasaun sinseru ba Ministériu Transporte no Komunikasaun, empregadór ba projetu ida-ne'e, no mós ba ministériu relevante sira, Embaixada Japaun, ANATL, JICA, no organizasaun sira seluk hotu ne'ebé iha interese ba sira nia esforsu no apoiu ne'ebé konsideravel hodi halo projetu ida-ne'e sai posivel. Lori kontraktor nia naran, ha’u mós hakarak aproveita oportunidade ida ne’e hodi hato’o ami nia agradesimentu wain ba ema hotu ne’ebe involve iha projetu ida ne’e. dehan Prezidente Diretór Toa Corporatio, Masahiro Suzuki.
Prezidente Diretór Toa Corporatio, Masahiro Suzuki deklara Toa Corportation sei responsabiliza ba konstrusaun edifísiu foun terminál pasajeiru nian. Aeroportu internasionál hanesan parte ida ne'ebé importante tebes ba infraestrutura nasaun ida nian. Ida-ne'e suporta movimentu ema nian no liga nasaun ho mundu tomak.
Edifísiu terminál pasajeiru foun ne’e sei fornese ba utilizadór aeroportu sira ho ambiente ida ne’ebé seguru no konveniente liu no hein katak sei kontribui ba dezenvolvimentu liután turizmu no ekonomia Timor-Leste nian. Ho serimónia hahú obra ohin nian, projetu ne'e sei kontinua ba faze konstrusaun ho eskala tomak. Onra boot ida ba Toa Corporation atu hala'o konstrusaun ba projetu importante ida-ne'e.
Xefe Reprezentativu JICA Timor-Leste Daisuke Fukumori iha nia diskursu hatete Edifísiu terminál pasajeiru foun sei sai hanesan odamatan importante ida ne'ebé liga Timor-Leste ho ASEAN no komunidade internasionál.
"Timor-Leste nia adezaun ba ASEAN marka realizasaun istóriku ida no loke oportunidade foun ba envolvimentu klean liután ho rejiaun ne’e. Atu aproveita didi'ak oportunidade ida-ne'e, infraestrutura ne'ebé forte no konfiável maka esensiál. Edifísiu terminál pasajeiru nian sei sai hanesan odamatan importante ida ne'ebé liga Timor-Leste ho ASEAN no komunidade internasionál luan liu, hodi fasilita movimentu ema, sasán, no ideia sira enkuantu kontribui ba dezenvolvimentu ekonómiku nasaun nian no kompetitividade rejionál.” dehan Xefe Reprezentativu JICA Timor-Leste Daisuke Fukumori.
Iha nia intervensaun Ministru Transportes no Komunikasaun Eng. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu hatete“Seremonia – Commencement of Works ka Seremonia hahú Servisu nian ba Konstrusaun Terminal Pasajeirus Foun ba Aeroportu Internasional Prezidente Nicolau Lobato Dili Timor-Leste”.
“Ita hotu sei hanoin, iha loron 20 Maiu 2025, ita hala’o serimónia lansamentu primeira pedra, ka groundbreaking, ba Dezenvolvimentu no Espansaun Aeroportu Internasionál Prezidente Nicolau Lobato. Serimónia iha tempu ne’ebá marka inísiu ida ofisiál ba projetu tomak, depois de prosesu naruk ida ne’ebé inklui planeamentu, estudu tékniku, mobilizasaun finansiamentu, koordenasaun institusionál no tomada desizaun estratéjika sira, Nune’e, serimónia ohin la’ós lansamentu foun ka segunda lansamentu ba projetu ida-ne’e. Serimónia ohin nu’udar kontinuasaun hosi kompromisu ne’ebé ita hahú ona iha 20 Maiu 2025, no marka inísiu ida ba etapa konkretu seluk: hahú servisu konstrusaun Edifísiu Terminal Pasajeiru foun. Hosi loron ohin, no konserteza fulan balun ikus ne’e, kontajen tempu ba implementasaun kontratu hahú ona. Loron ohin tenke marka la’ós de’it data hahú servisu, maibé mos marka ita-nia kompromisu atu remata obra ne’e tuir prazu no ho kualidade. ”dehan Ministru Manetelu.
Ministru Manetelu mós hato’o agradesimentu sinseru ba Governu no Povu Japaun, no liuliu ba JICA, ba konfiansa, amizade no apoiu jenerozu ba konstrusaun Terminal Pasajeiru foun. Apoiu ida-ne’e la’ós de’it ajuda atu harii infraestrutura físika ida. Apoiu ne’e ajuda Timor-Leste atu fortalese nia konektividade, promove turizmu no komérsiu, fasilita movimentu ema no sasán, no kria oportunidade foun ba dezenvolvimentu ekonomia nasionál.
Ministru Manetelu subliña Durante serimónia asinatura kontratu ho TOA Corporation iha loron 20 Fevereiru 2026, Edifísiu Terminal Pasajeiru nu’udar komponente prinsipál ida hosi programa integradu ba dezenvolvimentu no espansaun aeroportu. Projetu ne’e kompleksu. Nia presiza padraun enjenharia ne’ebé aas, sistema seguransa rigorozu, integrasaun sistema aeroportuária no kumprimentu ba padraun aviasaun internasionál. Konstrusaun Terminal Pasajeiru mós tenke koordena ho komponente sira seluk ne’ebé implementa iha aeroportu, inklui obra airside ho apoiu Asian Development Bank, no infraestrutura asesu no fasilidade komplementáriu ho apoiu Governu Austrália nian. Komponentes hotu tenke integra ho didi’ak iha planu mestre ida de’it, hodi evita konflitu tékniku, prevene atrazu no garante katak operasaun aeroportu bele kontinua ho seguru durante períodu konstrusaun.
Iha okaziaun ne’e Ministru Manetelu kongratula TOA Corporation ba responsabilidade no konfiansa ne’ebé simu atu implementa obra importante ida-ne’e. Governu Timor-Leste fiar ba TOA nia esperiénsia, profesionalizmu no kapasidade téknika. Maibé, konfiansa ida-ne’e tenke akompaña ho rezultadu konkretu. no husu ba TOA Corporation atu, hosi hahú kedas, mobiliza rekursu umanu, ekipamentu, materiál no kapasidade téknika hotu ne’ebé presiza. Servisu tenke hala’o ho disiplina, seguransa no kualidade, no tuir programa implementasaun ne’ebé konkorda ona. Karik iha problema tenke identifika sedu. Informasaun tenke fahe ho klaru. Desizaun téknika tenke foti ho lalais no responsabilidade. Koordenasaun entre governu, konsúltor, autoridade aeroportuária, ministériu no parseiru hotu tenke lao ho efetivu.
Data hahú servisu nian tenke iha ligasaun direta ho data remata servisu. nune’e deit mak governu bele iha konfiansa katak planu no programa implementasaun sei hotu tuir tempu ne’ebé determina, governante ne’e kompriende katak periúdu implementasaun bazeia ba kontratu no oráriu implementasaun orijinal, sei konklui besik ba tinan 2028 nia rohan, maibé nia tenke reafirma fali iha ne’e katak, Governu define Alvu finál ida katak Aeroportu ne’e tenke konklui iha 20 Maiu 2028, Inklui Terminal Pasajeirus nian. ida ne’e sei iha dezafius no karik defisil, maibé data ida ne’e tenke sai referénsia no responsabilidade komún ba parte hotu ne’ebé envolve iha implementasaun projetu. Meta 20 Maiu 2028 iha importánsia estratéjika. Timor-Leste presiza prepara nia infraestrutura aeroportuária, persiza prepara ekipa operasional ba infraestrutura foun, teste nia utilizasaun no familiariza nia operasional, liu-liu ba preparasaun nu’udar membru ASEAN.
“Tamba Infraestrutura ka fasilidade sira seluk bele diak no luxu, maibe karik konstrusaun Aeroportu la-hotu no nia fasilidade sira laiha kondisaun, Timor-Leste nia lideransa ba ASEAN iha dezafiu boot. Tamba ne’e, hotu-hotu tenke komunga alvu ida ne’e” Edifísiu Terminal Pasajeiru foun sei sai fatin/fasilidade primeiru ne’ebé ema haree bainhira to’o mai Timor-Leste, no fatin ikus ne’ebé sira haree bainhira husik ita-nia rain. Tanba ne’e, terminal tenke modernu, seguru, efisiente no funsionál, no mos tenke reflete ita-nia identidade, ospitalidade no dignidade nu’udar nasaun”hatete Ministru Manetelu.
Governu Timor-Leste sei kontinua fó apoiu no lideransa atu asegura projetu ne’e lao tuir tempu. Iha tempu hanesan, Governu sei halo monitorizasaun ho rigór ba progresu, prazu, kualidade, seguransa no utilizasaun responsável ba rekursu sira. konvida parte hotu atu servisu hamutuk ho espíritu kooperasaun, transparénsia no responsabilidade. hamutuk transforma kompromisu ne’ebé asina iha Japaun sai obra real iha Timor-Leste. Mai ita transforma dezeñu no planu sai infraestrutura ne’ebé bele serve povu. mai hamtuuk ita asegura katak, iha 20 Maiu 2028, ita bele fila fali mai fatin ida-ne’e, la’ós atu ko’alia tan kona-ba promesa ka planu, maibé atu inaugura Edifísiu Terminal Pasajeiru foun ne’ebé remata ona, prontu atu funsiona no dignu ba Povu Timor-Leste.
Masahiro Suzuki afirma Toa Corporation sei kumpre sira nia papél no responsabilidade sira nu'udar kontratór sei halo esforsu tomak atu kompleta projetu ho seguru no susesu, ho ema hotu nia involvimentu maka esensiál ba implementasaun susesu hosi projetu ida-ne'e no Kontinua dezenvolvimentu Timor-Leste nian no aprofundamentu amizade entre Timor-Leste ho Japaun.
Ministru Manetelu mós lahaluha hato’o agradesimentu ba Governu no Povu Japaun, JICA, TOA Corporation, JEON Consultants, parseiru dezenvolvimentu sira, instituisaun públika sira, ekipa téknika no traballadór hotu-hotu ne’ebé kontribui ba realizasaun projetu no ida-ne’e. Ba amizade entre Timor-Leste no Japaun! Ba dezenvolvimentu.
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ONE-PAGE SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING PRESIDENTE NICOLAU LOBATO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NEW PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING PRESIDENTE NICOLAU LOBATO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
14 September 2026 Aeroportu Internasionál Prezidente Nicolau Lobato, 14 Setembru 2026 - Your Excellencies, - Distinguished guests, - Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon. Today marks the commencement of construction of the new Passenger Terminal Building at Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport. This is not a second launch of the airport project. It is a continuation of the commitment that we made at the official groundbreaking ceremony on 20 May 2025. Today, we move from planning and preparation into another concrete stage of construction. On behalf of the Government and the people of Timor-Leste, I express our sincere appreciation to the Government and the people of Japan, particularly JICA, for their friendship, trust and generous support. This new terminal is not only a building. It will strengthen Timor-Leste’s international connectivity, support tourism and trade, facilitate the movement of people and goods, and contribute to our national development. The terminal is an important part of the integrated airport development programme. Its construction must be closely coordinated with the airside works supported by the Asian Development Bank and the access infrastructure and associated facilities supported by the Government of Australia.
I congratulate TOA Corporation on being entrusted with this important responsibility. The Government expects TOA to mobilize all necessary personnel, equipment, materials and technical resources, and to carry out the works with discipline, professionalism, safety and quality. If there is any issue, must be identified early, information must be communicated clearly, and decisions must be made quickly and responsibly. Strong coordination among all parties will be essential to prevent delays and achieve the expected results
Ladies and gentlemen, The Government has established 20 May 2028 as the target date for completing the airport development, including the new Passenger Terminal Building. This target is challenging, but it must become our common commitment and shared responsibility. Timely completion is strategically important for Timor-Leste’s preparations and future responsibilities for our chairmanship of ASEAN 2029. The new terminal will be the first-place visitors see when they arrive and the last place they see when they leave. It must therefore be modern, safe, efficient and functional, while reflecting the identity, hospitality and dignity of Timor-Leste. The Government will continue to provide leadership and closely monitor the progress, deadlines, quality, safety and the responsible use of resources. Let us work together with cooperation, transparency and accountability, so that on 20 May 2028, we return to inaugurate a completed and operational terminal that is worthy for the people of Timor-Leste. For the friendship between Timor-Leste and Japan! For the national development of Timor-Leste Thank you very much.
For the friendship between Timor-Leste and Japan! For the national development of Timor-Leste Thank you very much
