Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Dukgeun Ahn of the Republic of Korea and Philippine’s Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Frederick Go attended the Korea-Philippines Business Forum today in Seoul with the participation of 150 business leaders and government officials of both countries. In his congratulatory address, the minister assessed how the two countries have established a basis for wider economic cooperation with their bilateral relations elevated to a strategic partnership on the occasion of the last Korea-Philippines summit. He added that going forward, the Korean government plans to leverage economic cooperation platforms in making intergovernmental efforts to promote smooth business collaboration between the two countries.