PH, South Korea reaffirm elevation of ties to 'strategic partnership'

The Philippines and South Korea reaffirmed to elevate their economic interaction amid the coronavirus pandemic, including the move to allow the entry of Filipino workers to the foreign country’s employment permit system (EPS), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong reaffirmed several areas of cooperation when they met on Dec. 12 at the sidelines of the recently-concluded ASEAN-G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Liverpool, United Kingdom (UK).

Both sides agreed to elevate their relations towards a “strategic partnership,” stressing the two countries’ already robust bilateral cooperation in various areas especially in defense, trade and investment, people-to-people exchanges, and in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.

“The two ministers agreed on the need to revive economic interaction amid the pandemic, and noted the entry under the EPS of Filipino workers who contribute greatly to the labor force of small and medium-sized companies in South Korea,” the DFA said in a statement on Thursday, Dec. 16.

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