President Ramos-Horta held a ceremony to award the Medal of Order to Ambassador Shin Man-taek at the Presidential Office on Tuesday, September 17. The ceremony was held in recognition of the contributions made to the development of Timor-Leste during Ambassador Shin Man-taek’s mission. In an interview conducted after the ceremony, Ambassador Shin Man-taek expressed his gratitude to the President and expressed his hope for the continued development of Timor-Leste and the maintenance and strengthening of Korea and Timor-Leste relations.