Diplomacy Journal | Journalist Lee JY’s photo exploration
Diplomacy Journal | Journalist Lee JY’s photo exploration
Diplomacy Journal | Journalist Lee JY’s photo exploration
Diplomacy Journal | Journalist Lee JY’s photo exploration
Diplomacy Journal Journalist Lee JY’s photo exploration
Journalist Lee JY’s photo exploration
Journalist Lee JY’s photo exploration
By Lee Kap-soo Pope Francis called for the end of military operations in Gaza and the release of Israelis being held hostage in the area in his annual Christmas message. In his annual Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi” mass at the Vatican, Pope Francis called for an end “to war, to every war, to the very mindset of war, an aimless voyage, a defeat without victors, an inexcusable folly.” May peace “come in Israel and Palestine, where war is devastating the lives of those peoples,” he said. “My heart grieves for the victims of the abominable attack of October 7 last, and I reiterate my urgent appeal f
By Lee Kap-soo (New Year Message) Dear readers of the Diplomacy Journal, On behalf of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Republic of Korea, Aida Ismailova, and on behalf of the entire diplomatic mission, I sincerely congratulate you on the upcoming New Year 2024. May this year bring joy, prosperity and new achievements to your lives. The year 2023 has become a significant stage in the development of Kyrgyz-Korean relations, emphasizing our desire to deepen and comprehensively expand cooperation. I would especially like to highlight the official visit
By Kayla Lee To welcome the New Year, the Year of Dragon, a revolutionary master painter Nam Sang-jun, who is now 100 years old, has given the readers of Damwha Media Group a painting of a dragon rising above the overflowing waters, full of dreams and hopes. The writhing dragon opens its mouth wide and is about to grab the Yeoiju (cintamani), a magical jewel, in front of it. The dragon is the only imaginary animal of the zodiac that is not real, and is said to have a camel's head, deer horns, rabbit eyes, cow ears, snake neck, frog belly, carp scales, hawk claws, and tiger paws. The dragon was
By Lee Kap-soo (New Year Message) Dear readers of the Diplomacy Journal, At the beginning of my duties at the Venezuelan Embassy in Seoul, in September 2023, the Diplomacy Journal was one of my first windows to learn about the dynamics of diplomacy in the Republic of Korea, important reason to thank you for this opportunity given to send a message about my country, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and our wishes for a great year ahead of us 2024. I come from a country that is almost 15 thousand kilometers of distance from Seoul, with thons of optimism to take advantage of this physical di
By Lee Kap-soo The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution initiated by Uzbekistan "Central Asia in the face of environmental challenges: strengthening regional solidarity for the sake of sustainable development and prosperity," reports a correspondent of the "Dunyo" information agency. The intergovernmental negotiation process to develop and agree on the text of the resolution took place over two months, namely in October-November at the UN headquarters in New York. Experts from countries from all continents of the world, including the USA, Russia, China, France, Great Britain,
By Lee Kap-soo GS E&C (Engineering & Construction) is still reeling from the aftermath of the 'Incheon Geomdan Apartment collapse incident'. The company's financial health has been put on red alert as the cost burden of rebuilding the entire complex has increased, and profitability has declined due to the downturn in the housing market and rising cost rates. According to the industry sources, GS E&C's growing debt and deteriorating financial strength are weighing on its creditworthiness. Korea Ratings recently downgraded GS E&C's unsecured bond rating to 'A/stable' from 'A+/neg
By Lee Kap-soo Ambassador of Kazakhstan Nurgali Arystanov held a meeting with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs of Korea Chung Byung-won, during which the parties compared notes on the agenda of Kazakh-Korean cooperation, on Dec. 14. During the meeting, special attention was paid to the schedule of upcoming bilateral events, interaction within the framework of multilateral structures, including the CICA and the Central Asia - Republic of Korea format. In the context of further enhancing trade and economic cooperation in promising areas such as energy, technology transfer
By Lee Kap-soo Ambassador of Kazakhstan Nurgali Arystanov held a meeting on Dec. 13 with the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Kim Jin-pyo, during which they discussed the current state and prospects of inter-parliamentary cooperation. During the meeting, Ambassador Nurgali Arystanov conveyed warm greetings from Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Erlan Koshanov, who made a successful visit to Korea last September. The importance of conducting parliamentary diplomacy, including within the framework of the Kazakhstan–Korea Friendship