Lee set for summit with East Timor President Horta on strengthening ties

The Korea Herald · Yonhap · 2026-11-06 00:47 UTC

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold a summit with East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta on Friday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold a summit with East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta on Friday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between their countries.

Horta, the 1996 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, arrived in South Korea the previous day for a three-day trip at Lee's invitation, marking the first visit to South Korea by an East Timorese leader since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2002.

During Friday's summit, the two leaders are expected to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in sectors ranging from security, intellectual property, climate change and education to human exchanges while exchanging views on regional security and the latest international issues.

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