Nagbalik-bansa na si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte mula sa kaniyang tatlong araw na official visit sa Republic of Korea.
Lumapag ang Philippine Airlines commercial flight PR-469 na sinakyan ng Pangulo sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport o NAIA-Terminal 2 mula Incheon Airport sa Seoul ganap na alas-11:35 kagabi.
Sa kaniyang arrival speech, ibinida ng Pangulo ang mainit na pagtanggap sa kanila ni South Korean President Moon Jae In na lalo aniyang nagpatatag sa relasyon ng dalawang bansa.
Pinapurihan din ni Pangulong Duterte si President Moon dahil sa matagumpay at makasaysayang pag-uusap nila ni North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un na siyang inaasahang susi para sa pagkakaisa ng Korea.
“My meeting with President Moon Jae-In was very warm. He and I committed to significantly strengthen our partnership esp. in the areas of defense, security, trade and investment, infrastructure development and protection of our nationals.”
“I express full support for all efforts to the eventual denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”
“We both reaffirmed the need to work closer together address traditional and emerging threats– terrorism, transnational crimes, piracy at sea.”
Samantala, nagpasalamat din ang Pangulo sa Filipino community na nasa South Korea dahil sa pagtanggap ng mga ito sa kaniya at tiniyak ang suporta ng pamahalaan sa mga tinaguriang bagong bayani ng Pilipinas.
“Filipino community in South Korea welcomed me warmly. I gave them my commitment that their gov’t will continue to work hard to advance their interest, protect their well-being, and uphold their rights.”
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