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PH Ambassador Delivers Keynote at KIAS-BUFS International Conference on ASEAN


Amb. Dizon-De Vega delivers her keynote remarks; Dr. Chan Son Heung, President, Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS); Filipino academics Prof. Jovy Peregrino, Prof. Ronel Laranjo, and Prof. Joeffrey Calimag with Amb. De Vega and Prof. Dong Yeob-Kim, Director of KIAS-BUFS

10 November 2022, Seoul - Philippine Ambassador to Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega delivered the Keynote Remarks at the Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies-Busan University of Foreign Studies (KIAS-BUFS) International Conference on "ASEAN Sub-regionalism and Korea-ASEAN Relations: Towards Complementary Cooperative Relationship" held from 28-29 October 2022 in BUFS, Korea.

In her remarks Ambassador Dizon-De Vega noted the great strides made in ASEAN-Korea relations and offered further points to consider in deepening engagement.

Along with other scholars from the ASEAN Region, Filipino academics Professors Jovy Peregrino and Ronal Laranjo from the University of the Philippines in Diliman and Professor of Global Management at Ulsan University Joeffrey Calimag also participated in the conference. END

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