By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee met with delegates from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) at the "Busan World Expo Official Reception" event held at the Isere-Mulino Sports Center near Paris, France on June 21. The official reception, which is held only once per candidate country until the vote to decide the host country for the 2030 World Expo, invites delegates from all BIE member countries and is organized by the government and the private sector to showcase Korea's bid for the World Expo and promote the appeal of Busan. In his welcoming
By Reporter Anna Kim Bang Moon-kyu, head of the Office for Gov’t Policy Coordination, attended the Ukraine Recovery Conference held in London, U.K., and expressed Korea's firm solidarity and support for the reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine on June 21 and 22. The conference was held for the second time after last year's conference in Lugano, Switzerland. The conference, attended by 61 countries including the G7 and EU, 33 international organizations, and more than 400 companies, reviewed the status of damage and recovery needs in Ukraine, and discussed reconstruction and recovery measures
By Reporter Anna Kim Kim Keon, head of the Office of Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs who is visiting Mongolia to attend the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue, paid a courtesy call on Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg on June 17. Minister Battsetseg expressed his appreciation for Kim's participation in the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue and said that Mongolia will continue to develop the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue as a venue that contributes to the promotion of peace and security in Northeast Asia. He also said that Mongolia is faithfully implementing international laws on nuclear non-proliferation
By Reporter Anna Kim First Vice Foreign Minister Jang Ho-jin met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink, who is visiting South Korea, and exchanged views on the outcome of U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's visit to China, North Korea issue, and U.S.-ROK relations on June 21. Vice Minister Jang noted that Secretary Blinken's phone call with Foreign Minister Park Jin (June 17) shortly before his visit to China, followed by Deputy Secretary Kritenbrink's visit to South Korea to explain the outcome of their discussions, demonstrates t
By Reporter Anna Kim Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Young-sam held the 7th Korea-Dutch Policy Consultation meeting with Marcel de Vink, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, to discuss bilateral relations, international and regional developments, and ways to cooperate in the international arena on June 20. The two sides recognized that Korea and the Netherlands have established a strategic partnership since the last summit (November 2022, Seoul) and have been developing cooperation in a wide range of areas, including political, econom
By Reporter Anna Kim The Korean government and Busan City announced on June 21 that they conducted various promotional campaigns to attract the 2030 World Expo (Expo) locally on the occasion of the 172nd General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris, France. The 2030 Busan World Expo Bid Committee and the Busan City named the 850-meter section in downtown Paris from the BIE General Assembly to the official reception venue of the Busan Expo as 'Busan Road' and installed horizontal banners. They also organized an eco-friendly walking campaign, "Walking to 2030; rout
By Reporter Anna Kim The 'Paris Digital Vision Forum was held to discuss the direction of digital norms and explore global cooperation with leading European scholars as the establishment of ethical norms for artificial intelligence has become a global hot topic due to the spread of ChatGPT. President Yoon Suk-yeol has already raised the need for a new digital order and called for the establishment of digital norms through a global public forum at the New York University Digital Vision Forum and the UN in September last year, and has since gradually materialized through the B20 Summit, Dubai Fu
By Publisher Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting France for the BIE General Assembly, attended the European Investment Declaration Ceremony held at a hotel in Paris on June 21. At the event, six European high-tech companies announced a total of 1.2 trillion won ($940 million) in investments in Korea. President Yoon personally thanked the CEOs of the six companies for their large-scale investments, and expressed the Korean government's support for investments in high-tech industries. The six companies are expected to make domestic investments in high-tech industries such as s
외교저널 (Diplomacy Journal) 김지은 기자 | 장호진 외교부 제1차관은 6. 21. 방한중인 대니얼 크리텐브링크 (Daniel Kritenbrink) 국무부 동아태차관보를 접견하고, △안토니 블링컨 (Antony J. Blinken) 美 국무장관 방중 결과 △북한 문제 △한미관계 등에 관해 의견을 교환했다. 장 차관은 블링컨 장관이 중국 방문 직전 박진 외교장관과 통화(6.17.)를 가진 데 이어, 방중 직후 크리텐브링크 차관보가 협의 결과를 설명하기 위해 방한한 것은 한미 간의 긴밀한 협력을 잘 보여주는 것이라고 평가했다. 크리텐브링크 차관보는 블링컨 장관의 방중 계기 중국측과의 주요 협의 사항에 대해 상세히 설명하였으며, 장 차관은 블링컨 장관의 방중 등을 통해 미중관계를 관리해 나가고자 하는 미측의 노력을 평가하였습니다. 양측은 인도태평양 전략 추진 및 對 중국 관계 발전에 있어 상호 긴밀히 협의해 나가자는데 의견을 같이 했다. 양측은 지난 4월 윤 대통령 부부의 국빈방미를 통해 형성된 한미동맹 강화의 모멘텀을 유지ㆍ발전시켜 나가는 것이 중요하다는 데 의견을 같이 하고, 향후 양국간 고위급 교류ㆍ소통과 함께 한미 핵협의그룹(NCG) 및 확
외교저널 (Diplomacy Journal) 이준석 기자 | 김건희 여사는 6. 20일 프랑스 현지 외신기자들과 함께 프랑스한국문화원 내 ‘2023 한국문화제 테이스트 코리아’ 부산 특별전을 관람했다. 국제박람회기구(BIE) 총회 계기 윤석열 대통령과 함께 프랑스를 방문 중인 김 여사는 대한민국과 부산의 다양한 매력을 직접 소개하며 ‘2030 세계박람회’ 유치 후보 도시인 부산을 알리기 위해 외신기자들을 초청하는 자리를 마련했다. 프랑스한국문화원 곳곳에는 김 여사가 디자인 제작에 참여한 부산엑스포 키링 이미지를 구현한 영상과 홍보 배너가 설치되어 의미를 더했다. 김 여사는 외신기자들과 함께 부산 BIE 홍보관, 부산을 테마로 한 미디어아트, 부산의 역사, 문화·예술 전시 등을 둘러보며 과거부터 현재까지 이어지는 부산의 발전 모습을 소개했다. 김 여사는 한국전쟁으로 인한 피난 시절 당시 예술가들의 안식처였던 부산의 다방 ‘밀다원’을 재현한 공간도 방문했다.
By Reporter Anna Kim Deputy Minister for Political Affairs of the Korean Foreign Ministry Choi Young-sam discussed regional and global issues, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula and ways to promote confidence building measures and preventive diplomacy to enhance regional peace and stability on June 14. The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) was held online on June 14. Deputy Minister Choi and ROK Ambassador to ASEAN Lee Jang-keun attended the meeting as the head and alternate head of the Republic of Korea’s delegation and took part in the discussions on sub
By Reporter Anna Kim First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who visited France with President Yoon Suk-yeol, introduced mixed coffee to foreign reporters at the Mildawon in the Korean Cultural Center in Paris on June 20 (local time). On the same day, Mrs. Kim visited the Busan special exhibition to herald the Korean culture, named the 'Taste Korea 2023,' and introduced the Busan Expo to visitors. Mrs. Kim started promoting Busan's bid for the 2030 World Expo. On the afternoon of the same day, Mrs. Kim toured the 'Taste Korea 2023' Busan special exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center of France along with 1
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a dialogue session with the 'Korea-France Future Innovation Generation' held in Paris, France on June 20. President Yoon also held a panel discussion and audience Q&A with Roxanne Barza, CEO of Station F, Cédric Ou, member of the European Space Agency's Senior Advisory Council (former French Minister of State for Digital Affairs), and Ha-hyun Park, co-founder of Omena (a local French startup). "Today's tour of Station F gave me a lot of insights (inspiration)," the President said, adding that "liberalism and internationalism are the same wo
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol received His Excellency Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who is visiting Korea as part of his Asian tour, and exchanged views on ways to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields, including politics and economy on June 13. President Yoon recalled the warm hospitality extended to him by the UAE during his visit in January and asked him to convey his warm regards to President Mohammed bin Abdullah. The President also expressed his gratitude to the UAE for its swift assistance in facilitating the
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-he left for France on June 19 to promote Pusan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo. President Yoon is also scheduled to visit Vietnam as a state guest. Yoon will attend a general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the international body in charge of overseeing the World Expo, on June 20 and 21, with an English speech planned for South Korea's presentation the first day. President Yoon Suk-yeol (right) and First Lady Kim Keon-hee greet farewell guests before boarding Air Force Flight 1 at Seoul Internati