Philippines, South Korea upgrade ties to strategic partnership

Manila, Philippines — 

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said connected Monday his state and South Korea person upgraded bilateral ties to a strategical partnership, arsenic helium met visiting counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol for talks.

The 2 leaders discussed assorted issues including the South China Sea and concern connected the Korean peninsula, arsenic good arsenic signing memorandum of knowing agreements connected seashore defender practice and atomic energy.

Yoon said the 2 countries would fortify their concern connected the information front, with South Korea taking portion successful the modernization programme of the Philippine military.

The 2 leaders agreed to uphold an planetary rules-based order, including connected information of navigation successful the South China Sea, Yoon said, adding they agreed that the planetary assemblage would ne'er condone North Korea's atomic programme oregon what helium called "reckless provocations."

Yoon volition sojourn Singapore connected Oct. 8-9 earlier heading to Laos the pursuing day, wherever helium volition be the determination acme of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and respective different Asian countries.