South Koreans went to the polls to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, against a backdrop of high tensions with the nuclear-armed North. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (May 10) extended his greetings to Mr. Moon Jae In on his election as the new President of the Republic of Korea.
“On behalf of the Filipino nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wishes to extend his warm congratulations to Mr. Moon Jae-in on his election as the new President of the Republic of Korea (ROK),” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement.
“The Philippines and the Republic of Korea have strong, comprehensive and long-standing bilateral ties. Our two countries have extensive cooperation on political, economic, cultural and people-to-people exchanges in the bilateral, regional, and multilateral spheres,” he added.
Abella said that the Philippines will boost its relations with South Korea under the leadership of Moon.
“The Philippines is committed to further enhancing the relations with the ROK under President-elect Moon,” he said.
Moon was elected Tuesday (May 9) after former President Park Geun Hye was impeached and jailed over corruption allegations.