By Lee Kap-soo On December 27, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev participated in the commissioning ceremony and connecting to the network 5 solar and 1 wind power plants in six regions of the country. The event was attended by the CEO of Masdar, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Vice President of China Energy Engineering Corporation Wu Yun, Chairman of the Board of China Energy International Group Lyu Zexiang, Chairman of the Board of China Gezhouba Group Lin Xiaodan, CEOs of SEPCO III, Dongfang Electric Corporation and others, with whom these important investment projects are
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol had a luncheon with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on July 13 and discussed the expansion of substantial cooperation between South Korea and Poland in the areas of trade, investment, nuclear power, defense, infrastructure, as well as cultural and personnel exchanges. President Yoon expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Morawiecki, an economic expert, for his contribution to the expansion of economic cooperation between South Korea and Poland, and requested cooperation in resolving the difficulties faced by Korean companies venturing in
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Lithuania to attend the NATO Summit, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan for about 30 minutes on July 12 (local time). The two leaders evaluated the efforts to improve bilateral relations, including the restoration of shuttle diplomacy after 12 years, through mutual visits between Seoul and Tokyo in the first half of this year, and agreed to continue efforts to further develop bilateral cooperation in a future-oriented manner. To achieve this, the two leaders agreed to actively utilize government and private se
By Reporter Anna Kim In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with President Sauli Niinistö of Finland to explore cooperation for the next 50 years. During the meeting on July 12, President Yoon, on the occasion of attending the NATO Summit, exchanged views with President Sauli Niinistö on the development of bilateral relations, strengthening substantive cooperation, international trends, and cooperation on the international stage. Both leaders emphasized the need to enhance cooperation not only in the fie
By Reporter Anna Kim resident Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on July 11 to discuss measures for enhancing stability and substantial cooperation in the supply chain within the Indo-Pacific region, a key partner for both countries. During the summit meeting, which took place on the occasion of President Yoon's participation in the NATO Summit, the two leaders agreed to further develop the cooperation between their countries as universal values-sharing nations that uphold freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. Acknowledging that bilateral trade betw
By Reporter Anna Kim During his visit to Poland, President Yoon Suk-yeol, accompanied by First Lady Kim Keon-hee, hosted a dinner meeting with overseas Koreans living in Poland on July 12. The meeting took place with the participation of around 80 diaspora members actively engaged across Poland. In his words of encouragement, President Yoon emphasized that since establishing diplomatic relations in 1989, Korea and Poland have built an exemplary and mutually beneficial cooperative relationship, and now both countries have become important strategic partners for each other. President Yoon mentio
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in conjunction with his participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on July 11. The two leaders, meeting for the first time since President Yoon's inauguration, acknowledged the rapid development of a close relationship between the two countries since establishing a strategic partnership in 2021, following the resumption of diplomatic relations in 1989. They emphasized the substantial deepening of cooperation, as evidenced by the record-breaking bilateral trade volume
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on July 11, as part of his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. During the meeting, they exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations, enhancing substantial cooperation, international situation trends, and cooperation strategies on the international stage. President Yoon emphasized the significance of the recent high-level exchanges between the two countries, including the visit of the Swedish Prime Minister to Korea, considering Sweden as a long-st
Reporter Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis on July 11, as part of the NATO Summit, to discuss substantial cooperation between Korea and Romania and major international issues including the North Korean nuclear problem. President Yoon expressed his expectations for close cooperation between the two countries not only in the automotive and steel industries, in which they have collaborated in the past, but also in future areas such as nuclear power plants, infrastructure development, and defense. In particular, President Yoon acknowledge
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol met with a US Senate delegation visiting Lithuania on July 11, local time, as part of their activities as observers of the US Senate NATO Observer Group. During the meeting, they exchanged views on the ROK-US alliance, the Ukraine issue, and cooperation between South Korea and the NATO. President Yoon expressed his gratitude for the wholehearted and bipartisan support shown by members of the US Congress for the ROK-US alliance during his joint address to Congress in April. He stated that the meeting with the US Senate delegation on the occasion of t
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Vilnius, Lithuania, to attend the NATO Summit, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a meeting with Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on July 11 (local time). They exchanged views on Korea-NATO cooperation, the Ukraine conflict, and North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. President Yoon highly evaluated the ongoing development of the cooperative relationship between Korea and NATO as partners sharing core values. In particular, both sides welcomed the signing of the Individual Tailored Partnership Program
Reporter Kayla Lee president Yoon Suk-yeol held a luncheon with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 11 to enhance substantive cooperation between the two countries and talk about regional situation, during his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit (July 11 to 12 in Vilnius). The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries in various fields such as national defense and security, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and nuclear power since Prime Minister Rutte's visit to Korea last November. In particular
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on July 11 on the occasion of his participation in the NATO Summit to discuss the development of bilateral relations, enhancement of substantive cooperation, trends in the international situation, and cooperation on the global stage. President Yoon expressed gratitude for Norway's long-standing friendship as a country that dispatched a medical support unit during the Korean War, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. He also expressed expectations for th
Reporter Kayla Lee President Yoon Seok-yeol held an informal meeting with Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal on July 11 on the occasion of his attendance at the NATO Summit. They discussed ways to enhance substantial cooperation, international trends, and the overall situation. Prime Minister Costa expressed his gratitude for the warm reception during his visit to Korea in April, stating that the friendly cooperative relationship between the two countries has further strengthened as a result of his visit. In particular, Prime Minister Costa expressed his desire for Portugal to collaborat
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee will visit Lithuania and Poland from July 10 to 15. At the Office of the President in Seoul, Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo on July 6 released the itinerary of their six-day trip at a news briefing. From July 10 to 12, President Yoon will visit the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. This is the second time for a Korean leader to take part in the talks since he was invited by the security body to last year's event. He will start his schedule