PH Ambassador Participates in Global Korea Forum 2022 Roundtable on Better ROK-ASEAN Cooperation
Right photo: Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega with the rest of the ASEAN Ambassadors and representatives poses for a group photo with KIEP President Kim Heungchong (5th from the left) and NRC Chairperson Jung Hae-gu (6th from left). Left photo: Ambassador Dizon-De Vega delivers her intervention on ROK-ASEAN Cooperation. (Seoul PE photo)
SEOUL, 29 November 2022 – Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega participated in the Global Korea Forum 2022 Roundtable held at the ASEM Ballroom of the Convention & Exhibition Center in Gangnam, Seoul on 29 November 2022. The event was organized and hosted by the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (NRC), and the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP).
In her intervention, Ambassador Dizon-De Vega mentioned how during the bilateral meeting between PH President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and ROK President Yoon Suk-Yeol at the recent 40th and 41st ASEAN Summit, the new ROK Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Korea-ASEAN Solidarity Initiative was supported by the President Marcos. The Philippines noted how this initiative is a welcome manifestation of the ROK Government’s commitment to further solidifying ROK’s relationship with ASEAN countries.
The Ambassador likewise emphasized that the Philippines commits its further cooperation in this undertaking with ASEAN centrality at its core, and looks forward to accelerating this new era of cooperation. END
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