By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a meeting with President Stevo Pendarovski of North Macedonia on the afternoon of September 21, the first such meeting since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2019. President Yoon congratulated North Macedonia on its membership in the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and requested North Macedonia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo. Yoon said he looks forward to expanding cooperation with North Macedonia, which has a competitive automo
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on the afternoon of September 21, the first since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1974. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Nepal's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon noted that Korean companies are actively participating in the expansion of Nepal's infrastructure through power plants, sewage treat
By Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th High-level Session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit with President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh of Mongolia on the afternoon of September 21. During the meeting, President Yoon reiterated Mongolia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views with President Khurelsukh on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon assessed that the two countries have great potential for cooperation in various fields such as eco-friendly, distribution, and minerals, and called for President Khurelsukh's interes
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau on the afternoon of September 21. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Guinea-Bissau's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon noted that Guinea-Bissau's leadership in promoting peace and security in the region during its recent chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (July 22-23) was impre
By Kayla Lee First Lady Kim Keon-hee met with Mrs. Jamileh Alamolhoda, the spouse of the President of Iran, in New York City on September 20 (local time). The meeting was organized at the request of the Iranian side at a time when both countries are looking forward to improving relations, and it is the first time that the spouse of the President of South Korea has met with the spouse of the President of Iran. Mrs. Alamolhoda expressed the hope that the two countries will work together in a variety of areas, including cultural cooperation, as well as in areas such as low birth rates, family iss
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, hosted a luncheon for President and Mrs. Santiago Peña of Paraguay on Sept. 21. During the luncheon, President Yoon requested Paraguay's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon once again congratulated President Peña on his inauguration in August, and expressed his hope that cooperation between the two countries will expand in all fields, including politics, economy, and c
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit with Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar on the afternoon of September 21. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Slovenia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. The two leaders noted that South Korea and Slovenia have been actively communicating, with the summit coming on the heels of three foreign ministerial meetings this year, and hoped to use the meeting as an opportunity to further revi
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the opening ceremony of the 2023 Festival at Geumgangsingwan Park in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do on Sept. 23.. The opening ceremony was held at the World Heritage Baekje Historic Site in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, the former capital of the ancient kingdom of Baekje, and was attended by more than 14,000 people, including the governor of Chungcheongnam-do, the speaker of the Chungcheongnam Provincial Assembly, the mayor of Gongju, the county governor of Buyeo, and the people of Chungcheongnam-do. The Great Baekje Festival (formerly Baekje Culture Fest
By Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York to attend the 78th High-level Session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani on the morning of September 22. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Iraq's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to further develop bilateral relations. President Yoon noted that Iraq is our key infrastructure partner and that Korean companies have participated in major national projects in Iraq, including refineries, ports, new cities, and air bases,
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić since taking office on Sept. 22. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Serbia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. Noting that the summit was held following the recent visit of Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić (Sept. 8-11), the two leaders evaluated the active communication between the two countries and called for further activation of hig
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Prime Minister Ralph Everard Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the morning of September 22. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon expressed his pleasure to hold his first bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Gonsalves, who is the first CARICOM country to hold the chairmanship of
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a luncheon with the leaders of six Pacific Island Countries and the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) on Sept. 22. President Yoon and the Pacific Islander leaders shared their assessment that the luncheon reinforced the momentum in the development of Korea-Pacific Islands relations, which was built upon the first Korea-Pacific Islands Summit held in Seoul in May. President Yoon reiterated that the Republic of Korea will continue to build a network of
외교저널 (Diplomacy Journal) 이정하 기자 | 박진 외교부 장관은 9월 23일 오전(뉴욕 시간) 제78차 유엔총회 계기 뉴욕에서 개최된 '제24차 믹타(MIKTA) 외교장관회의'에 참석하여 △G20 정상회의 계기 믹타 정상회동(9.9) 관련 후속조치 및 △다자·지역 포럼내 협력 심화 방안 등에 대해 논의했다. 믹타는 멕시코(Mexico), 인도네시아(Indonesia), 한국(Korea), 튀르키예(Türkiye), 호주(Australia)로 구성된 협의체로 2013.9월 제68차 유엔총회 계기에 출범하여 올해 10주년을 맞이했으며, 현재 인도네시아가 2023.3월- 2024.3월간 의장직을 수임하고 있다. 박 장관은 의장국인 인도네시아가 최근 뉴델리 G20 정상회의 계기 정상회동을 성공적으로 개최하는 등 리더십을 발휘한 점을 평가하고, 지정학적 긴장 고조 등으로 국제사회가 분열되고 있는 상황하에서 믹타가 선진국과 개도국간 가교역할을 강화해 나가는 것이 중요하다고 언급했다. 또한, 박 장관은 우리 정상이 G20 정상회의 계기 믹타 정상회동(9.9)에서 제안한 디지털 전환 과정에서의 보편적 디지털
외교저널 (Diplomacy Journal) 이준석 기자 | 해양경찰청은 “지난 18일부터 22일까지 5일간 캐나다 밴쿠버에서 열린 제23차 북태평양 해양치안 기관장 회의에 참석했다.”고 22일 밝혔다. 전 세계 코로나 등의 영향으로 2019년 러시아 개최를 마지막으로 그동안 만나지 못했던 한국, 미국, 일본, 캐나다 4개국이 첫 대면 회의를 통해 만나게 된 것으로 그 어느 해보다 뜻깊고 의미가 깊었다. 이번 회의에서는 러시아와 중국이 불참함에 따라 4개국으로 진행됐으며, 북태평양에서의 위기대응, 해상보안, 합동작전, 불법어로, 밀수·밀입국 등 6개 실무그룹이 열띤 발표·토의를 통해 전 세계 새로운 해양위기 상황에서의 더 한 층 강화된 협력방안에 대해 심도 있는 논의가 이루어졌다. 아울러 4개국 기관장이 참석한 이번 회의 총회에서는 6개 실무그룹, 4개 기관장 총 50여명의 토의 결과를 바탕으로 북태평양에서의 해양안전 확보 방안에 대한 ‘회의성과’를 공유할 예정이다. 김종욱 해양경찰청장은 “매년 빠르게 변화하는 해양환경을 둘러싸고 새로운 위기상황에 대한 상호 협력의 중요성을 확인하는 자리였다”며 “이번 회의를 통해 북태평양 해역에서 우리 국민들의 소중한 생명
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit with Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on the afternoon of September 21. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Haiti's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon noted that Haiti was the first Caribbean country to establish diplomatic relations with Korea, and appreciated the high-level exchanges that have been taking place, including the Prime Minister's meeting in July and this summit