Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 5) — Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta is set to visit Manila and meet his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday for bilateral talks, Malacañang said Sunday.

In his state visit, Ramos-Horta will tackle various areas of cooperation between the Philippines and Timor-Leste, including technical, political, educational and economic partnerships.

Philippine agencies that will be present during the visit include the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Justice, Department of Science and Technology, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has assured Timor-Leste of the Philippines’ continued support towards its goal of becoming a full-fledged member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

\”In the Philippines, you have a partner. We have always been supportive,\” Marcos told Timor-Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak during their bilateral meeting during the sidelines of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia last May.