{"id":15309,"date":"2026-11-13T00:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T00:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/?p=15309"},"modified":"2026-11-14T21:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T21:35:24","slug":"tonga-consul-general-attends-luncheon-with-ambassador-of-the-republic-of-korea-to-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-attends-luncheon-with-ambassador-of-the-republic-of-korea-to-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonga Consul-General meets with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"
On 9 November 2026, Comendador Anthony Bailey, Hon Consul-General of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Portuguese Republic, attended a luncheon with Her Excellency Seo Eun-ji, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Portugal, at Solar dos Presuntos in Lisbon. The Embassy’s Minister-Counsellor was also present.<\/div>\n
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The meeting provided an opportunity to review bilateral relations between Tonga and the Republic of Korea, including high-level diplomatic exchanges, development cooperation and shared interests in the Pacific region.<\/div>\n
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Tonga\u2013Republic of Korea Relations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tonga and the Republic of Korea established diplomatic relations in July 1970, with Tonga becoming the first Pacific island nation to establish formal diplomatic ties with Seoul.<\/p>\n

Relations have been strengthened through several high-level visits, including those by Tonga’s then Prime Minister, Lord Tu\u02bbivakan\u014d, in May 2011, Foreign Minister Hon. Fekitamoeloa \u02bbUtoikamanu in October 2022, and Prime Minister Hon. Hu\u02bbakavameiliku in May 2023.<\/p>\n

During his 2023 visit, Prime Minister Hu\u02bbakavameiliku participated in the inaugural Korea\u2013Pacific Islands Summit in Seoul and held bilateral discussions with then President Yoon Suk Yeol, covering development cooperation, infrastructure and assistance following Tonga’s devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami in January 2022.<\/p>\n

In December 2025, HRH Crown Prince Tupouto\u02bba \u02bbUlukalala, Tonga’s Minister for HM’s Diplomatic Services and Minister for HM’s Armed Forces, visited Seoul for the Sixth Korea\u2013Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. During the visit, HRH joined other Pacific representatives at an audience with President Lee Jae Myung on 10 December 2025.<\/p>\n

The Republic of Korea has also strengthened its diplomatic presence in Tonga through the appointment of Mr Tapu Vakai Panuve as Honorary Consul in March 2024.<\/p>\n

Strengthening Diplomatic Cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the luncheon, Comendador Bailey recalled his several visits to the Republic of Korea and his longstanding interest in the country’s history and culture.<\/p>\n

Discussions also touched upon opportunities for further cooperation in maritime affairs, climate resilience, sustainable development, education and the Republic of Korea’s expanding engagement with Pacific island nations.<\/p>\n

The meeting provided a welcome opportunity to strengthen contacts between the Consulate-General of Tonga and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Portugal.<\/p>\n

Official Link<\/strong><\/p>\n

Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Portugal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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#Tonga #RepublicOfKorea #Portugal #Diplomacy #PacificRelations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On 9 November 2026, Comendador Anthony Bailey, Hon Consul-General of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Portuguese Republic, attended a luncheon with Her Excellency Seo Eun-ji, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Portugal, at Solar dos Presuntos in Lisbon. The Embassy’s Minister-Counsellor was also present. The meeting provided an opportunity to review bilateral relations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"image_01":"","image_02":"","image_03":"","image_04":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15309"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15317,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15309\/revisions\/15317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}