DFA Secretary Manalo meets with counterparts on sidelines of UNGA

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Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo met Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, September 19, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo met with his counterparts from South Korea and Norway on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Monday, as the Philippines seeks to expand bilateral relations with the two countries.

 

Manalo is part of the delegation to a working trip with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in the United States. The chief executive will be back in the country by this weekend, September 24.

 

Improving bilateral relations with South Korea

 

Manalo and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin discussed regional and international developments, Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday. The two countries will be inking a deal to help fund more development projects back home, called the 2022 to 2026 Framework Arrangement Concerning Loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF).

 

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