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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV - Timor Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said that Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is a good friend. Jokingly, Xanana shared his memories with Luhut when they were still fighting for independence. Luhut said that his presence at the inauguration of Xanana Gusmao as Prime Minister of Timor Leste was as an envoy of President Joko Widodo. The Indonesian government highly respects Timor Leste's independence and supports it becoming the 11th member of ASEAN. Xanana Gusmao was officially inaugurated as Prime Minister for the second time since choosing to separate from Indonesia and become independent in 2002. Timor Leste has held five presidential elections and four parliamentary elections to elect a prime minister. President Jose Ramos Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao are not new faces in leadership in Timor Leste. Is there anything new that Xanana has to offer in his second time leading Timor Leste as Prime Minister? For more, see ROSI eps. Timor Leste, New Leader, Old Face. Airing Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 20.30 WIB on KompasTV.