Hanoi, July 1 -- Timor-Leste stands ready to serve as a bridge to help expand the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s presence and engagement in Southeast Asia, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste Bendito dos Santos Freitas told Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RoK Cho Tae-yul. Bendito made the affirmation during the talks with Cho as part of his recent official visit to the RoK. The Tatoli news agency of Timor-Leste reported that at this landmark meeting, the two sides reaffirmed the strong bilateral relations and discussed orientations to promote cooperation across a wide range of key areas, including labour mobility, trade and investment, energy, green industry, education, human resources development, public safety, mari...