Seoul, June 1 (IANS) Foreign ministers from South Korea and dozens of African countries gathered in Seoul on Monday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation for shared growth and jointly address supply chain disruptions and other global challenges, Seoul’s foreign ministry said.The Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, held under the theme of “Partnership for Joint Responses to Global Challenges,” brought together representatives from 50 African countries, out of the 54 invited, and four reg…
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Seoul, April 10 (IANS) The foreign ministry on Friday appointed former Ambassador to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha as its special envoy to Iran and will send him to Tehran soon to coordinate the safe passage of South Korean vessels and nationals amid the Middle East conflict, officials said.The ministry announced the appointment of Chung, currently ambassador for polar affairs, a day after Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held phone talks with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi.During the talks, Cho annou…
Seoul, Feb 27 (IANS) South Korea’s decision to allow global tech giant Google to transfer government-supplied domestic high-precision map data overseas seems to be tied to Seoul’s efforts to address US concerns over non-tariff barriers, industry observers said on Friday.Earlier in the day, the government approved Google’s request to transfer 1:5,000-scale high-precision map data to its overseas facilities, contingent on supplementary measures to address security concerns, reports Yonhap news age…
Seoul, Feb 23 (IANS) A senior US diplomat who is known as a close aide to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Michael Needham, is visiting South Korea to discuss ways to strengthen the Seoul-Washington alliance and security issues, the US Embassy in Seoul said Monday. The visit by Needham, counsellor of the US State Department, came as South Korea is seeking to implement last year’s summit agreements that include Seoul’s USD 350 billion investment pledge under a trade deal clinched between the al…
Seoul, Jan 20 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will visit Turkey and Belgium later this week for bilateral talks with each country and a strategic dialogue with the European Union, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. His four-day trip will begin in Turkey, where he is scheduled to hold talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday (local time), the ministry said.The upcoming talks come as a follow-up step after President Lee Jae Myung’s state visit to the country i…
Seoul, Dec 22 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Monday he would work to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula by seeking dialogue with North Korea and other relevant nations, reiterating the government’s efforts to reengage with Pyongyang. Cho made the remarks in a keynote speech at an event hosted by the South Korea-US Parliamentarians Union, saying it is time to “deeply reflect on what must be done” to ensure security and peace on the peninsula, Yonhap News Agency reported….