President Yoon's departure for a trip to three Southeast Asian countries...a state visit to the Philippines

President Yoon Suk Yeol has left the country for a six-day trip to the Philippines, Singapore and Laos.President

Yoon left Seongnam Seoul Airport this morning (6th) with his wife, First Lady Kim Gun-hee on Air Force One.

Representative Han Dong-hoon was absent due to activities to support the Busan Geumjeong-gu District Office's by-election, with chief of staff Chung Jin-seok and other presidential aides and floor leader Choo Kyung-ho attending the farewell event.President

Yoon will first visit the Philippines today to lay a wreath at a monument to the participation in the Korean War and attend a dinner meeting with his compatriots.

Tomorrow (7th) will attend the official welcoming ceremony and hold a summit meeting with Philippine President Marcos, and carry out the MOU exchange ceremony and joint press presentation.President

Yoon will then make a state visit to Singapore and then move to Laos, where the ASEAN Summit will be held, to attend the ASEAN+3 Summit and the East Asia Summit.

Some observers say that the ASEAN summit could lead to the first summit between President Yoon and the new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.