By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the ASEAN Summit, held a summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sept. 6 and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. Prime Minister Trudeau expressed his appreciation for the dispatch of the Korean Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) to Canada on July 2 to help fight the wildfires. The President thanked the Canadian government and people for their hospitality and support for the team's work, and said that Prime Minister Trudeau's personal visit to the transport plane to see off the team was a symb
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the ASEAN Summit, held a summit with Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown on Sept. 6. During the meeting, the President exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations and requested the Cook Islands' support for the 2030 Busan World Expo. The two leaders appreciated that Korea and the Cook Islands are engaging in more active exchanges than ever before, including a bilateral meeting in Jakarta just three months after their meeting in Seoul on the sidelines of the Korea-Pacific Island Countries Summit in
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in Jakarta, Indonesia to attend the ASEAN Summit, held a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sept. 6. During the meeting, the President exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations and requested Vietnam's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo. The President emphasized that Vietnam is a key partner in the implementation of the Indo-Pacific strategy, and said he looks forward to continuing to work together to realize freedom, peace, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. The President called for steady
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is currently in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the ASEAN Summit, attended the 24th ASEAN-ROK Summit on September 6 and held in-depth discussions on the achievements and future directions of ASEAN-ROK cooperation. Participating countries adopted the 'ASEAN-Korea Summit Joint Statement on AOIP Cooperation'. The President welcomed the Korea-ASEAN Solidarity Initiative (KASI), which was announced by the Korean government last year, for expanding the outreach and depth of our cooperation, emphasizing that the KASI is anchored on ASEAN Centrality and a firm sup
By Lee Kap-soo Hanwha Vice Chairman Kim Dong-gwan met with Polish President Andrzej Duda at Hanwha's booth at MSPO, the International Defense Industry Exhibition in Poland. Kim explained Hanwha's advanced technology across land, sea, and air, as well as customized solutions specific to the Polish region to the Polish President. In particular, Vice Chairman Kim highlighted Hanwha Ocean's technologies such as the excellent submergence capabilities of the 3000-ton submarine 'Zhang Bogo-III Batch-II' and the versatile vertical launcher. Kim and President Duda then discussed technical support measu
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Eswatini Thulisile Dladla on September 1, and exchanged views on a range of issues, including bilateral relations, substantive cooperation, cooperation in the international arena, and regional affairs. Foreign Minister Park stated that he was pleased to see Foreign Minister Dladla visit Korea following Prime Minister Dlamini’s visit to Korea in April this year, a meaningful one that marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two count
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are currently in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the ASEAN Summit, hosted a dinner and meeting with Korean compatriots in Indonesia on the evening of September 5. The meeting was attended by more than 180 compatriots who are actively engaged in the Indonesian community across the country. In his encouraging remarks, the President said, “Indonesia, as the world's fourth most populous country and ASEAN's leading economic power, is a key partner in our 'ASEAN-Korea Solidarity Initiative'.” The President lauded the remarkable progre
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol has embarked on a trip on Sept. 5 to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the G20 summit. First Lady Kim Keon-hee also accompanied the trip. President Yoon will visit Jakarta, Indonesia, from Sept. 5 to 8 to attend ASEAN-related summits. President Yoon's attendance at the ASEAN meeting was at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and it was his second attendance at the ASEAN meeting since the Phnom Penh meeting in Cambodia in November last year. On the morning of Sept. 6, President Yoon will attend the ASEAN-ROK (Rep
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin had a telephone conversation with Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, for around 80 minutes on the afternoon of August 31, and discussed issues of mutual interest including Korea-China relations, Korean Peninsula issues, and regional and global affairs. The two sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to value and consistently develop Korea-China relations and agreed to make active efforts in various fields to develop the relationship into a healthier
By Lee Kap-soo Charge d'Affaires Makoto Morales of Honduras, who visited the Jincheon-gun county office, said on Sept. 4, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Gov. Song Gi-seop and the officials for their generous support and unforgettable memories during the Honduran Jamboree members' stay in the county. I would like to continue to discuss ways to deepen the ties between our two countries." Earlier, the county provided safety management, accommodation, and customized cultural programs to 30 Honduran Jamboree members who entered the Legal Training Institute in Chungbuk Innovation C
By Kim Ji-eun On August 28, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Tanja Fajon, attended the opening ceremony and the session on multilateralism of the Bled Strategic Forum 2023, which was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Center for European Perspective of Slovenia. Given that the ongoing war in Ukraine, a region very close to Central and Eastern Europe, is not only a sensitive issue in terms of security and national interests of the countries in the region but also
By Kim Ji-eun Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held its 60th Anniversary Ceremony on Sept. 1, attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, Minister Park Jin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chancellor Park Cheol Hee of the KNDA, former ministers of foreign affairs, former presidents of the KNDA, and members of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee. In his opening remarks, Park Chul-hee, president of the KNDA, emphasized that the academy, which was founded in 1963, has grown over the past 60 years into a center of excellence for diplomatic and sec
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, who was on a visit to Slovenia (August 26-28) to attend the Bled Strategic Forum, paid a courtesy call on Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and met with Minister Matjaž Han of the Slovenian Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport, which is in charge of issues related to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) on Aug. 28. In his courtesy call on Prime Minister Golob, Foreign Minister Park conveyed words of comfort over the recent flood damage in Slovenia, and appreciated that the two countries, which share universal values, have
By Lee Kap-soo Daegu City Council Chairman Lee Man-kyu and Councilors Lee Jae-hwa and Son Han-kook met with a delegation from the Mongolian HR Club on August 31 and welcomed the Mongolian businessmen to Daegu for training. The Mongolian HR Club (Human Resource Manager's Club) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) formed in 2012 to support the development of human resource policies in Mongolia and promote industrial development through communication and cooperation among relevant experts. The club currently has about 16,000 members, including large companies, organizations, and government of
By Lee Kap-soo The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Seoul kicked off the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by hosting the “Road to COP28” in the UAE at the Four Seasons Hotel in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on Aug. 31. The event was held to promote COP28, which will take place in Dubai, UAE, from November 30 to December 12, and to share the UAE's plans and solutions to tackle the climate crisis as host of COP28. "The UAE has demonstrated a strong commitment to renewable energy, environmental protection, and sustainabl