19 JULY 2023 - Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega reaffirmed the strong and dynamic ties between the Philippines and the Republic of Korea during her courtesy call on the new MOFA Director General for Southeast Asian Affairs Kim Dongbae on 19 July 2023.

Both sides had a productive discussion on upcoming high-level exchanges and visits, and priority areas for cooperation including the signing of agreements, cooperation in multilateral and international organizations, and the convening of bilateral consultative mechanisms in the political, economic, consular, and socio-cultural spheres. As a member of the ROK delegation to the recently-concluded ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference, Director General Kim was pleased to share that PH Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo and ROK Foreign Minister Park Jin had a fruitful discussion on PH-ROK cooperation in Indonesia. Both sides likewise looked forward to working closely together on commemorative activities, as the Philippines and the Republic of Korea will celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations next year. END