Yoon's state visit to the Philippines...Starting a tour of Southeast Asia for 5 nights and 6 days

[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol has begun his six-day tour of three Southeast Asian countries from today.

First, we will make a state visit to the Philippines to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations, and then move to Laos, where the ASEAN summit will be held through Singapore.

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

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

[Anchor]
The president of Yoon Suk Yeol went on his way out this morning.

What kind of schedule do you carry out?

[Reporter]
Yes, President Yoon Suk Yeol left Seongnam Seoul Airport this morning on Air Force No. 1, a presidential aircraft, with his wife, Kim Gun-hee, and just arrived in the Philippines.

On the way out, presidential aides, Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min, and People's Power Floor Leader Choo Kyung-ho came out to see off President Yoon,
Representative Han Dong-hoon
did not attend the farewell event due to the campaign schedule to support the Busan Geumjeong-gu District Office's by-election.

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

Yoon will first visit the Philippines as a state guest, lay a wreath at the monument to participate in the Korean War, and attend a dinner meeting with his compatriots.

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.

This is our first state visit to the Philippines in 13 years.

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.