Diplomacy Foreign Minister Cho meets with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Manalo
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo On August 7 in Seoul, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul met with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo during Secretary Manalo's official visit to Korea from August 6 to August 9. The two ministers discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the areas of diplomacy and security, economy, and people-to-people exchanges and consular affairs. They also exchanged views on major regional and global issues, including those concerning the Korean Peninsula. Minister Cho highlighted the strong bond between Korea and the Philippines, saying that