By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin held a meeting with Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko on November 15, on the occasion of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting held in San Francisco. Both Ministers welcomed the in-depth discussions across various fields that took place during the Korea-Japan Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue, which resumed after a nine-year hiatus, and committed to further enhance exchanges between the diplomatic authorities of the two countries at various levels in the future. They discussed issues and mutual interests between Korea and Japan
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, who is in France for the Paris Peace Forum, met with the President of Ghana, the President of the Senate of Kenya, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Uganda on Nov. 10 -11. During his meetings with the African leaders, he requested their support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to promote bilateral practical cooperation. Park also invited African leaders to the Korea-Africa Summit. Park first met with Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Forum on the morning of November 10, and expressed
By Kim Ji-eun The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted at the MOFA building in Seoul on November 6. "Beyond Utopia" has won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Woodstock Film Festival Best Documentary and Best Documentary Editing Awards, and was also invited to the Busan International Film Festival. The film is praised for its vivid depiction of the actual process of defection and the pain of forced repatriation to North Korea. Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin stated that just as protecting overseas nationals is a core mission of the Foreign Ministry and overseas
By Kim Ji-eun The "Korea-U.S. Space Forum," co-hosted by South Korea and the United States to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance, kicked off its two-day schedule on Nov. 6. "Today, the Korea-U.S. partnership is a global comprehensive strategic alliance," said Foreign Minister Park Jin in his remarks at the opening ceremony of the forum at the Grand Hyatt in Seoul on Nov. 6. "Our collaborative efforts are not limited to the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, but extend beyond the Indo-Pacific region and into space." Commenting on the "militarization of space," Park said
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin had a series of telephone calls with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Eli Cohen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, Ayman Al-Safadi, on October 29 and discussed the recent escalation of the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas. Foreign Minister Park expressed deep concern over the current situation where the total death toll has exceeded 9,400 due to the escalation of the armed
By Kim Ji-eun Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon met with Danish Ambassador to Korea Svend Olling at Busan City Hall on Oct. 19 to discuss exchanges and cooperation between Busan and Denmark in the fields of culture, arts, and renewable energy. Denmark is a constitutional monarchy comprising the Jutland peninsula on the North Sea coast of northern Europe and the islands off its eastern coast. It covers an area of 43,394 square kilometers and has a population of about 5 million, with the capital city of Copenhagen. The country is famous for its dairy industry and has developed food, steel, chemical, a
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin announced the launch of the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit Preparatory Commission and hosted its first meeting on October 13, 2023, in the presence of participants from 20 government agencies and other relevant organizations including the Korea-Africa Foundation. Foreign Minister Park, in his opening remarks, explained that President Yoon Suk-yeol has been engaging in high-level exchanges with African countries more actively than any other previous administrations since his inauguration in May 2022, based on his strong willingness to dramatically st
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin met with the United States Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues Julie Turner on October 16. Special Envoy Turner’s visit from October 16 to 18 marks her first official engagement since her appointment. During this meeting, Foreign Minister Park exchanged views with her on the ROK-U.S. cooperation on the North Korean human rights issue. Foreign Minister Park noted with appreciation that the appointment of Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Julie Turner to the post after six years of its vacancy has laid a proper fra
By Kim Ji-eun | Foreign Minister Park Jin visited the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the U.S. 5th Fleet, which arrived at Naval Base in Busan to mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance, to learn about the current status of U.S.-ROK cooperation to strengthen the joint defense posture on Oct. 15. Minister Park was guided by Fifth Fleet Commander Pat Hannifin and Commander Daryle Cardone, and received a detailed briefing on the carrier's operations, including the hangar, flight deck, and control tower. "The U.S.-ROK relationship, which celebrated its
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with visiting Estonian President Alar Karis and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations, ways to strengthen practical cooperation, and trends in the international situation on Oct. 12. President Yoon praised the active cooperation between Korea and Estonia, two IT powerhouses, in areas such as cybersecurity and e-government, and expressed his hope that cooperation will expand to various fields such as R&D and defense. President Karis responded that he hopes to expand cooperation, especially in the areas of defense and di
By Kim Ji-eun First Lady Kim Keon-hee held a meeting with members of the Korean Women's Association in Japan at the Yongsan Presidential Office on Oct. 11. The organization members met with the former President Park Geun-hye in 2014, and Mrs. Kim encouraged them to continue their work and asked them to play a role in revitalizing inter-Korean exchanges. Founded in 1949, the Korean Women's Association in Japan is an organization of Korean women living in Japan, with a total of more than 100,000 members at its central headquarters and 44 local chapters. "As a daughter of the Republic of Korea an
By Kim Ji-eun Namwon City, Jeollabuk-do, announced on Oct. 10 that the '2023 Namwon World Drone Festival' held at the Namwon Sports Center concluded a successful four-day schedule. The 2023 Namwon World Drone Festival, which was held under the theme of 'A global world united by drones,' consisted of a drone leisure sports competition and a drone industry fair. During the festival, experience programs such as flight simulators, drone piloting, and aeronautical rocket production, where visitors can meet and experience drones, received the greatest response, and drone sports such as drone racing,
외교저널 (Diplomacy Journal) 김지은 기자 | 동국대학교 박물관(관장 임영애)은 개관 60주년을 기념해 특별전〈東國에 오신 부처님〉을 개최했다. 이번 특별전에서는 1963년 개관 이후 수집한 소장품 가운데 50여 점을 엄선해 한자리에 모았다. 이날 개막식에는 윤재웅 동국대 총장의 인사말을 시작으로 동국대 이사장 돈관스님의 치사와 최응천 문화재청장의 축사, 그리고 임영애 동국대 박물관장의 환영사 순으로 진행됐다. 〈東國에 오신 부처님〉은 네 부분으로 구성돼 있다. 도입부 ‘박물관, 60년 역사를 시작하다’에서는 60년간 동국대 박물관의 발자취와 초대관장 故 황수영 박사의 조사자료를 살펴볼 수 있다. 1부 ‘재료, 구별해서 이뤄내다’에서는 돌, 나무, 흙, 금속 등 재료에 따라 불교 존상의 모습이 어떻게 표현되는지 알아볼 수 있다. 2부 ‘불교존상, 다채롭게 담아내다’라는 불상, 보살상, 나한상, 신장상 등 다양하게 전개되는 불교의 존상을 조각과 불화 작품을 통해 선보인다. 3부 ‘불복장, 신성한 생명력을 불어넣는다’라는 불상의 복장(腹藏)을 살펴 불상 제작자들이 불상에 신성성과 생명력을 부여하기 위해 어떤 노력을 했는지 엿볼 수 있다. 특히 이번
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin met with the Korea-Japan-China Trilateral Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) leaders -- Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Chung Byung-won, Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro, and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong on Sept. 25. Foreign Minister Park welcomed the visit to Korea by Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi and Assistant Foreign Minister Nong and said that trilateral cooperation among Korea, Japan and China is important for peace, stability and prosperity in the Northeast A
By Kim Ji-eun Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Dongguk University Museum held a ceremony on October 10 at Dongguk University Museum, followed by a special exhibition titled 'Buddha in Dongguk' from the following day until December 26 at the museum's second floor special exhibition room. The Dongguk University Museum was founded on September 1, 1963, and collects, stores, and exhibits Buddhist-related archaeological and art materials in accordance with the university's founding philosophy. Since its opening, the museum has been investigating, discovering, and studying Buddhist art, informing t