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 meeting with Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Željko Komšić on the afternoon of September 18 for the first time since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1995. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Bosnia and Herzegovina's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon noted that bilateral trade between the two countries is not yet large, but it is grow
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol presided over the 75th Armed Forces Day celebrations at Seoul International Airport and Gwanghwamun on Sept. 26. This year's Armed Forces Day ceremony was characterized by the following features. First, it was the first time in 10 years since 2013 that a large-scale ceremony and parade was held to showcase the power of the Armed Forces. With more than 6,700 troops and 340 pieces of equipment participating in the event, the ceremony was held at Seoul International Airport in the morning, and a street march with the public was held from Sungnyemun to Gwan
By Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Secretariat and exchanged views on Korea-United Nations cooperation, the Korean Peninsula, and the war in Ukraine on the afternoon of September 19. President Yoon emphasized the importance of global solidarity, centered on the United Nations, in today's era of complex crises, and expressed his determination to play a responsible role befitting our international status. In particular, he expressed his country's willi
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev since taking office on the afternoon of September 19. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Uzbekistan's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon assessed the remarkable development of bilateral relations over the past 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992 and expressed his hope to further develop relations wit
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th High-level Session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the afternoon of September 19. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Kazakhstan's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon praised the rapid development of cooperation between the two countries since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992 and expressed his hope to further develop relations with Kazakhstan,
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 meeting with Swiss President Alain Berset on the morning of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Switzerland's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon said he was pleased to hold bilateral talks with Switzerland this year, which marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the 70th anniversary of Switzerland's participation
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 President Faustin-Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic on the morning of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested the Central African Republic's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations through the event. President Yoon welcomed the momentum of the bilateral relationship that was established during President Touadera's visit to Korea last year and the active high-level exc
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first meeting with President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan on the morning of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Kyrgyzstan's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations through the event. President Yoon praised the recent high-level exchanges between the two countries, and expressed his hope that people-to-people exchanges will be further enhanced through direct flights between the two countri
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 with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on the morning of September 20 for the first time since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1963. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Mauritania's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon suggested that Mauritania, which has abundant mineral resources such as iron ore, copper, and gold, explore ways to strengthen
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 his first summit with Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Colombia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon expressed his pleasure to hold the first bilateral summit with Colombia, the only country in Latin America that participated in the Korean War, and thanked the country for its
By Kim Ji-eun 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 Hungarian President Katalin Novák on Sept. 20. During the meeting, President Yoon expressed his appreciation for Hungary's support for the Busan 2030 World Expo and encouraged the two countries to work together to make the Expo an opportunity to take bilateral relations to the next level. President Yoon expressed his pleasure at the recent high-level exchanges between the two countries, including today's meeting with Prime Minister Orbán on the si
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Thailand's new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Thailand's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon congratulated Prime Minister Thavisin on his inauguration in August and called for strengthening strategic cooperation between the two countries through the faithful implementation of the Korea-Thaila
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Israel's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. Yoon noted that the Korea-Israel Free Trade Agreement, which came into effect in December last year, is significant as it is the first free trade agreement South Korea has signed with a Middle Eastern country, and that t
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 Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Bulgaria's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. The two leaders praised the comprehensive and forward-looking partnership (established in 2015) that the two countries have developed in all fields, and expressed their hope that the summit will further revitalize high-level exch
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 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Greece's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon congratulated Prime Minister Mitsotakis on his election to a second term in June, and expressed his pleasure that relations with Greece, which sent more than 10,000 troops to fight for f