Yoon's state visit to the Philippines begins...dedication to the war in Korea

[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol, on a six-day tour of Southeast Asia, arrived in the Philippines and began his state visit.President Yun

will discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations in the Philippines and then travel to Laos, where the ASEAN summit will be held, via Singapore.

I'll connect you with a reporter. Reporter Kang Hee-kyung!

[Reporter]
Yes, this is the presidential office in Yongsan.

[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in the Philippines this afternoon.

During the state visit, what kind of schedule do you carry out?

[Reporter]
Yes, President Yoon Suk Yeol left Seongnam Seoul Airport with his wife, Mrs. Kim Gun-hee, and arrived in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, this afternoon.

The tour will continue for five nights and six days from today.

First of all, this is our first state visit to the Philippines in 13 years.President

Yoon visited the Korean War Memorial with First Lady Kim as his first schedule, offering flowers and silent tribute, and encouraging participants, including descendants of veterans.

Tomorrow, I will attend an official welcoming ceremony and hold a summit meeting with Philippine President Marcos, and I will hold an MOU exchange ceremony and a joint press conference.

President Yoon plans to carry out active 'sales diplomacy' by expanding trade and investment cooperation and supporting Korean companies' orders for large infrastructure projects.President

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

[Anchor]
What message will come from this ASEAN summit?

[Reporter]
Yes, President Yoon will attend the ASEAN+3 summit in Laos, namely the ASEAN, the Korea-China-Japan summit, and the East Asia summit.President Yun

held a written interview with the Associated Press prior to his trip.President Yun

said that North Korea's disclosure of its nuclear facilities would be an attempt to attract the attention of the United States and the international community, and that it is likely to carry out additional provocations such as nuclear tests and ICBM launches in the future.

He then said that the ASEAN summit will send a clear message that the international community will not tolerate North Korea's reckless actions that threaten peace on the Korean Peninsula and around the world.

At the same time, President Yoon is expected to ask for the international community's support for the August 15 reunification doctrine on the occasion of the ASEAN Summit.President Yun

expressed his expectation that it will serve as an opportunity to drive international support for the August 15 reunification doctrine and the government's efforts to improve human rights in North Korea to realize the unification of the Korean Peninsula of freedom, peace and prosperity.

Regarding the U.S. presidential election, which is approaching early next month, he stressed that the South Korea-U.S. alliance will continue to develop solidly in the future regardless of the results.
Regarding the
Korea-Japan relationship, he said he believes that the new Japanese prime minister will be able to continue to develop Korea-Japan relations.

In particular, the ASEAN summit is expected to be attended by the newly inaugurated Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, which is expected to be the first Korea-Japan summit between President Yoon and Prime Minister Ishiba.

I'm Kang Hee-kyung of YTN in the presidential office in Yongsan.