Seoul, April 7 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold a meeting with leaders of the ruling and the main opposition parties Tuesday, officials said, as they were expected to discuss measures to mitigate economic fallout from the war in the Middle East.Lee is scheduled to meet with Democratic Party (DP) leader Jung Chung-rae, DP floor leader Han Byung-do, People Power Party (PPP) leader Jang Dong-hyeok and PPP floor leader Song Eon-seog at Cheong Wa Dae later in the day.Prime …
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Cairo, April 5 (IANS) Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy announced price hikes for commercial and residential electricity consumption effective this April, citing the global energy crisis triggered by the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. In a statement issued late Saturday (local time), the ministry said that the current “acute and unprecedented global crisis” across all energy resources, caused by the ongoing war in the Gulf region, has necessitated price increases for certain c…
Seoul, March 24 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung spoke Tuesday with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon by phone and they shared their thoughts on the current situation unfolding in the Middle East, Cheong Wa Dae said. The two leaders discussed the repercussions that the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran is having on the global economy and energy supplies, and shared with each other the set of policy measures they have put in place to stabilize livelihoods in their countrie…