SEOUL, 28 June 2022 - Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with ROK Special Envoy to the Philippine Presidential Inauguration and People Power Party (PPP) Floor Leader Rep. Kweon Seong Dong today, 28 June 2022 at the National Assembly in Yeouido. Special Envoy Kweon was joined by PPP Rep. Yang Kum Hee, who is also part of the ten-member ROK delegation attending the Presidential inauguration of H.E. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on 30 June 2022 in Manila.

Both sides had a productive discussion on the importance of deepening PH-ROK relations under their respective new governments. Both Ambassador Dizon-De Vega and Rep. Kweon affirmed that PH-ROK relations will continue to enjoy stronger ties under the Yoon and Marcos administrations. Ambassador De Vega underscored the importance the Philippines accord to its relations with the Republic Korea, saying that "President-elect Marcos has already met Korean Ambassador Kim In-Chul and conveyed his interest in furthering our engagement in nuclear energy cooperation, signing the PH-ROK Free Trade Agreement, and elevating our relations to a Strategic Partnership."

Rep. Kweon, as Special Envoy of the Republic of Korea to the Presidential Inauguration, will personally deliver ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol's message of congratulations to President Marcos and the Yoon administration's vision of working closely with the new Philippine government to further strengthen the relationship between the Philippines and the Republic of Korea. END