Philippines, South Korea agree to deepen maritime cooperation


Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (right) meeing with South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Oct 7, 2024. - AFP

MANILA: The Philippines and South Korea committed Monday (Oct 7) to deepening maritime cooperation, their presidents said, in the face of China's assertion of its claims over the South China Sea.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos met in Manila and agreed to closer ties between their coast guards.

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