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
By Lee Kap-soo Busan City Mayor Park Heong-joon met with Ambassador-designate Georg Wilfried Schmidt of Germany to Korea, on Sept. 21 in the International Council Chamber of Busan City Hall to discuss interaction and cooperation between Busan and Germany. Georg Schmidt met with Mayor Park during his visit to Busan as part of his participation in the KGCCI 2023 Economic Outlook event. Georg Schmidt, who was appointed to the post in July after serving as the German Ambassador to Thailand, is an expert on Far East Asia with a master's degree in Far East Asian Studies from the School of Oriental a
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a keynote speech at the 'New York Digital Vision Forum' held at New York University on September 21 in the U.S., with representatives from the U.S. and world-renowned scholars in attendance, and presented the basic principles of the 'Digital Bill of Rights', a new digital order. The forum was held at the same venue exactly one year after the New York Initiative ('22. 9. 21), which first proposed the need for international solidarity in establishing a new order in the era of deepening digitalization. Since the announcement of the New York Initi
외교저널 (Diplomacy Journal) 이정하 기자 | 박진 외교부 장관은 뉴욕에서 열린 유엔 총회 고위급 회기 계기 가미카와 요코(上川 陽子) 신임 일본 외무대신과 9월 21일 07:00-08:00(현지시간)간 조찬 겸 한일 외교장관회담을 가졌다. 박진 장관은 가미카와 신임 외무대신의 취임을 축하했으며, 양 장관은 한일관계의 긍정적 흐름을 지속 이어 나가기 위해 긴밀히 소통할 수 있기를 바란다고 했다. 양 장관은 한일 간 주요 현안 및 상호 관심사에 대해 논의하고 한일 관계 개선 모멘텀을 이어나가기 위해 노력해나가자고 했다. 아울러 양 장관은 러북 군사협력 문제를 포함한 북핵 문제 및 지역·국제정세 대응에 있어 한일, 한미일 간 공조를 강화하고 연내 한일중 정상회의 실현을 목표로 한일중 협의체를 활성화하자는데 의견을 같이 했다.
By Kayla Lee Jeju City will participate in the 2023 World Forum of Friendly Cities in Weihai City, Shandong Province, China, and sign a Friendship and Cooperation City Agreement with Weihai City. Under the theme of "Green Development and Low Carbon Living," the World Forum of Friendship Cities invites more than 1,000 representatives of international friendship cities, business leaders, experts, and media representatives from 16 cities in Shandong Province to promote cooperation. At the opening ceremony on September 25, Jeju City will sign a Friendship and Cooperation City Agreement with Weihai
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a keynote address to the United Nations General Assembly in the plenary hall on Sept. 20. During the General Debate on the theme of "Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity," President Yoon expressed his commitment to actively contribute to addressing global disparities and other challenges. President Yoon pointed out that the gap between countries is growing amid a complex crisis, including the division of values and ideologies caused by the war in Ukraine, the contraction of the global economy and the escalation of the food and energ
By Lee Jon-young Travelers who lose or have their passports stolen while traveling in Vietnam can now get an "extension of temporary residence for departure" (exit visa) at the Da Nang Immigration Office without having to travel to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. According to the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) on Sept. 20, the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam (which oversees immigration offices in all regions of Vietnam) sent a letter to the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Da Nang on August 11, officially informing that "From August 15, exit v