President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, on a state visit to the Philippines, arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on the 6th (local time). They received a welcome greeting along with flower garlands and bouquets before proceeding. [Image source=Yonhap News]
President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, the first stop on his Southeast Asia tour, on the 6th (local time). From this day, President Yoon began a 5-night, 6-day tour schedule.
President Yoon and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, in the afternoon. As the presidential couple disembarked from Air Force One, Philippine officials placed a flower garland around President Yoon's neck.
Ambassador Lee Sang-hwa to the Philippines and his spouse were present at the airport to welcome the presidential couple. On the Philippine side, the presidential investment and economic special advisor, members of the House of Representatives, the mayor of Pasay City, the Philippine ambassador to Korea, the deputy minister in charge of migrant workers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the presidential protocol chief, and the senior secretary for civil society at the presidential office were also present.
President Yoon Suk-yeol, on a state visit to the Philippines, arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on the 6th (local time) and is leaving the airport after shaking hands with the welcoming officials. [Image source=Yonhap News]
President Yoon’s first schedule was to lay a wreath at the Korean War veterans memorial. In the evening, he will hold a dinner meeting with local Korean residents. On the second day, the 7th, the schedule includes an official welcoming ceremony, a Korea-Philippines summit meeting, an MOU signing ceremony, and a joint press conference.
This state visit by our president to the Philippines is the first in about 13 years since President Lee Myung-bak in November 2011. This year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and the Philippines, and both countries plan to use this opportunity to elevate their cooperation to a new level.
President Yoon plans to actively conduct sales diplomacy in the Philippines by expanding trade and investment cooperation and supporting Korean companies in securing large-scale infrastructure projects.
He will also discuss ways to broaden the scope of bilateral cooperation into future-oriented fields such as supply chains, energy, defense, and maritime sectors.
President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are on a state visit to the Philippines, are paying tribute by laying flowers at the Korean War Memorial in the Manila Heroes' Cemetery on the 6th (local time). [Image source=Yonhap News]
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