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 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 and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are on a state visit to Vietnam, hosted a luncheon for ethnic Koreans in Vietnam on June 22 (local time). The meeting was attended by more than 300 ethnic Koreans who are active in Vietnam, including Korean-Vietnamese families. In his encouraging remarks, the President said, "The 170,000-strong Korean diaspora in Vietnam, the largest among ASEAN countries' diasporas, represents the weight and importance of the Korea-Vietnam relationship." Noting the remarkable growth of Korea-Vietnam relations in the 30 years since t
By Reporter Anna Kim First Lady Kim Keon-hee was invited by French First Lady Brigitte Macron to a friendly luncheon at the Elysee Palace and they shared views to strengthen cooperation in design and gardening on June 20. Kim said, "Korean young designers have outstanding capabilities, but it is unfortunate that there are not many opportunities to introduce them to the world," and asked Macron for advice on whether there is a stage to introduce them as world-class designers, to which Macron responded, "I will arrange an event to introduce four or five Korean artists at the Design Week in Franc