By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee hosted a luncheon for more than 240 miners, nurses and nursing assistants who were dispatched to Germany in the 1960s and 1970s from Korea at the Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul on Oct. 4. This is the first time the President has hosted a luncheon exclusively for the dispatched workers, and the event reflects the President's belief that the Korean people should take care of their compatriots who have sacrificed themselves for their country. Prior to the luncheon, President and Mrs. Yoon viewed photos of the dispatched workers in Ge
By Lee Jon-young Co-hosted by the Shandong Provincial People's Government, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), the 2023 Dialogue – Korea, Shandong Industrial Cooperation Exchange Event will be held on October 13, 2023 at Shilla Hotel in Seoul. In 2022, the "Dialogue- Korea, Shandong Industrial Cooperation Exchange Event" was successfully held, effectively promoting industrial cooperation and economic and trade exchanges between Shandong Province of China and Korea. This year's "Dialogue-Shandong", with the theme of "forgi
By Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, who is visiting France from September 28 to October 1, held a roundtable with international political experts at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) on "Korea's Diplomacy as a Global Pivotal State (GPS)"on Sept. 29. In his keynote speech, Minister Park introduced the government's vision of a Global Pivotal State that aims to contribute to freedom, peace, and prosperity in the world, saying that Korea has the ability and willingness to defend democratic values to overcome the polycrisis in the face of unprecedented internatio
By Lee Kap-soo The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI, President & CEO Martin Henkelmann) and the French-Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) co-hosted a special reception with Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on September 22 at the Westin Josun Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. This special reception was organized to assess the progress made in economic policy, foreign investment, and overall status of business environment for German, French and other European companies in Korea. The event attracted more than 170 representatives of European companies from KGCCI
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Eulji District of the Jungbu Police Station and the Jungbu Fire Station to encourage employees who are working tirelessly during the Chuseok holidays on the afternoon of Sept. 30. The President first visited Eulji District Station and held a meeting with officers in the field. The meeting was attended by about 10 employees of various ages, ranging from Eulji District Captain Ko Kwang-beom, who is set to retire at the end of the year, to Constable Park Moo-sung, who was appointed to the police force in December last year, and had a relaxed conve
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee attended a luncheon meeting for compatriots of the atomic bomb victims at the Presidential official residence on the afternoon of September 29, Chuseok, the second day of the six-day Chuseok holiday. As the president shook hands with compatriots, they stood up to greet him with loud applause. The President met with the atomic bomb survivors for the first time as a South Korean president in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in May, and said he would invite them to South Korea in the near future, and he fulfilled that p
By Lee Jon-young On the afternoon of October 1, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ROK Armed Forces and the 70th anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-ROK Mutual Defense Treaty, President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Army's 25th Infantry Division on the front lines of the Western Front to inspect its robust military readiness and commend the soldiers for their efforts in vigilant operations. The President's visit included a report on military readiness from Maj. Gen. Choi Sung-jin, commander of the 25th Infantry Division, a tour of the GOP fence, and a meeting with soldiers. Upon his ar
By Kayla Lee 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 Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the afternoon of September 18. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Sri Lanka's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon said that he looks forward to working with Sri Lanka, a key partner in Korea's development cooperation, in areas such as development cooperation, labor, climate change response, and trade and investme
By Kim Ji-eun On the afternoon of September 18, President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th High-level Session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit with Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino Alessandro Scarano and Adele Tonnini for the first time since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2000. During the meeting, President Yoon requested San Marino's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon expressed his pleasure to hold bilateral talks with San Marino, a country t
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit on Sept. 18 with Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye for the first time since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1991. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Burundi's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon expressed his appreciation for the new era of bilateral relations based on the recent active high-level exchanges between the two countries and the fir
By Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting New York to attend the 78th high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit with Czech President Petr Pavel on the afternoon of September 18. During the meeting, President Yoon requested the Czech Republic's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon said that South Korea and the Czech Republic have worked closely together since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1990, sharing universal values such as freedom, human rights, and the rule
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 Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on the afternoon of September 18. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Denmark's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon expressed his pleasure to hold bilateral talks with Denmark, a longtime friend who sent medical aid during the Korean War and shares the values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, and noted that the two cou
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 meeting with Montenegrin President Jakov Milatiović on the afternoon of September 18, the first since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2006. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Montenegro's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. Sharing the values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, President Yoon praised the steady development of the bilateral cooperation in va
By Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on the afternoon of September 18. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Turkmenistan's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon said he was pleased to meet in person during the 15th anniversary of the elevation of bilateral relations to the status of mutually beneficial partnership. President Yoon praised the active construction
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting New York to attend the 78th high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Prime Minister Philip Joseph Pierre of Saint Lucia since taking office on the afternoon of September 18. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Saint Lucia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon noted that the two countries, which share the values of freedom, democracy, and human rights, are longtime friends who have worked closely together in