Marcos invites South Korea's Lee Jae Myung to PH

GYEONGJU, South Korea — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. invited South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to visit the Philippines especially that it will chair the ASEAN Summit next year.

“Next year, the Philippines will chair the ASEAN summits, and I see a real opportunity for us to promote a rules-based order, a more secure and more prosperous region,” Marcos said in his bilateral meeting with President Lee.

“I believe that these continuing exchanges are much improved by the people-to-people relationship at every level. And so before I go any further, Mr. President, I would like to invite you to come and visit us in the near future,” he added.

Marcos said he is pleased to meet his South Korean counterpart at the sidelines of the APEC Summit.

“First of all, allow me to congratulate you on the very successful conduct of the APEC 2025,” Marcos said.

“I recall the outcomes already that we have seen since our phone conversation, when I was able to congratulate Your Excellency on your ascension to your position, where we reaffirmed our two countries' commitment to our strategic partnership,” he added.

For his part, President Lee said he would try to visit Manila. — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA Integrated News