Remarks, Secretary Ramon Lopez, signing of the Joint Ministerial Statement on the Conclusion of the Philippines-Korea Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

Minister Han Koo Yeo Ambassador Kim Inchul Ambassador Tess De Vega Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen; First of all, I would like to thank Trade Minister Han-Koo Yeo for his leadership which stewarded this bilateral FTA negotiations towards its conclusion. Of course, I would also like to thank Former Trade Minister Yoo Myung-Hee for the continue reading : Remarks, Secretary Ramon Lopez, signing of the Joint Ministerial Statement on the Conclusion of the Philippines-Korea Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

L to R: Trade Minister Han-Koo Yeo, DTI Sec. Ramon Lopez

PH, KR conclude FTA negotiations

Manila—Following the negotiations led by the Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez and Korean Trade Minister Han-Koo Yeo, the Philippines-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was concluded. The two Ministers formally signed and issued a joint statement prior to the ASEAN-Korea Summit on 26 October 2021. In the statement, both parties announced the conclusion of the continue reading : PH, KR conclude FTA negotiations