Indonesian assistance
He also said investigations showed the rebels may have had assistance from individuals within Indonesia.
"The ongoing investigation shows a lot of contacts that Mr Alfredo Reinado had with elements in Indonesia and I repeat - elements in Indonesia. In no way it implicates Indonesian government," Ramos-Horta said.
The president added that his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, had assured him that the government would look into any evidence to see if individuals in the country had any part in aiding the rebels.
Guards blamed
But the rebels are blaming presidential guards for firing first.
Al Jazeera was handed a tape where Reinado's men said they had no intention of attacking the president.
"If we are going to attack the president, how come we go with two vehicles and several men? It's impossible.
"We came there, and we parked in front of the gate, and we came inside and then suddenly they shoot at us. We had not come to fight, we'd come to talk with the president," a rebel said on the tape.
Huge welcome
Returning from more than two months of medical treatment in Australia following the assassination attempt in February, Ramos-Horta was greeted by thousands of people shouting "Viva President Ramos-Horta".
Huge posters saying "Mr President, Timor is praying and waiting for you" dotted the route to his house near a tourist beach in the eastern part of Dili.