{
  "id": 18233248,
  "title": "Lee welcomes East Timor President Horta's visit to Korea ahead of summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/lee-welcomes-east-timor-president-hortas-visit-to-korea-ahead-of-18233248",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261105/lee-welcomes-east-timor-president-hortas-visit-to-korea-ahead-of-summit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung expressed welcome for East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta's inaugural visit to South Korea, anticipating a stronger bilateral relationship to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their diplomatic ties next year. The East Timorese leader was set to embark on an official visit to South Korea from Thursday to Saturday, marking the first such trip to the country by an East Timorese head of state since the two nations established diplomatic relations in 2002. Lee and Horta will convene for a summit on Friday to deliberate on bolstering tangible cooperation across diverse sectors, encompassing diplomacy, security, intellectual property, climate change, and human exchanges. South Korea and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste have nurtured a lasting friendship grounded in their shared values of peace and democracy, Lee stated, identifying the two countries by their official designations. The partnership has flourished through collaboration in economic and social development, and presently, both nations stand as unwavering allies, standing by each other on the international stage.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday welcomed East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta's first visit to Korea, expressing hope for a stronger partnership between the two countries on the occasion of next year's 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Lee wrote the message on his X account, as Horta was scheduled to make an official visit to Korea from Thursday through Saturday, marking the first…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee welcomes East Timor President Horta's visit to S. Korea ahead of summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/lee-welcomes-east-timor-president-hortas-visit-to-s-korea-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-11-05T02:00:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}