By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul held a telephone conversation with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique A. Manalo to exchange views on key bilateral issues on March 8. Minister Cho expressed his deepest sympathy for the deaths of two Filipino sailors in a missile attack by Houthi rebels on March 6, and expressed his appreciation for the exchange of letters of congratulations between the two leaders and ministers on March 3, the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year. In response, Minister Manalo expressed his warmest sympathies to Minister Ch
By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun During his visit to the United States, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul had his first bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken since his inauguration at the U.S. Department of State on February 28, local time. In the meeting that came merely six days after the ROK-U.S.-Japan foreign ministers’ meeting on February 22, the two sides had a fruitful and in-depth discussion on the ROK-U.S. Alliance and ROK-U.S.-Japan cooperation; nuclear and other issues related to North Korea; information cooperation; and regional and global issues. Th
By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun The election of the 25th chairman of the Korean Fine Arts Association (KFAA) and the change of the election schedule and method of the executive election during the corona period on January 16, 2021 were invalidated, according to the ruling by the Seoul Southern District Court, 12th Civil Division. Related to this, a press conference was held and an emergency committee was urgently organized on Feb. 14 at the basement 2F performance hall of Insa Art Plaza in Insadong, Seoul. The invalidation lawsuit was filed by Heo Pil-ho and Yang Sung-mo who challenged the 25t
By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun The World Ceramic and Cultural Exchange Association, led by Chairman Park Hee-soo, will hold the Korea-India University Song Festival from June 14 to 16 at the Noida City Expo in Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Uttar Pradesh has a population of about 215 million people, making it one of the most populous states in India. The Korea-India University Song Festival is a singing competition for local college students in India, and Korean Taekwondo dance team and K-pop cover dance team will take the stage to promote cultural exchange between the two countries. Thirty t
By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul had a telephone conversation with Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on February 6, the foreign ministry said. It was the first telephone conversation between the two ministers since Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul’s inauguration. Minister Wang expressed his wish to build close working relations with Minister Cho to closely cooperate for the development of Korea-China relations, and invited Minister Cho to visit China. Minister Cho e
By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang In-sun, with Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment of the U.S. Department of State, co-hosted the 8th ROK-U.S. Senior Economic Dialogue (SED) in Seoul on Jan. 31, the foreign ministry said. This is the first official bilateral meeting since her appointment as the Vice Minister. At the Dialogue, the two sides discussed cooperation on building resilient supply chains, including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the CHIPS and Science Act, the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP
By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun Chun Young-hee, head of the Ministry of Foreign Ministry's Korean Peninsula Peace Regime Bureau, hosted a roundtable for diplomatic corps members of the Peace Club, with about 20 participants, including ambassadors from the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, and Brazil. The Peace Club is a council between the diplomatic missions (20) of countries with permanent missions in North Korea and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sharing the latest developments on the Korean Peninsula, Chun said that since the beginning of the year 2024, North Korea has been creating
By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul received U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Philip S. Goldberg and exchanged views on the ROK-U.S. alliance, U.S.-Japan cooperation, North Korea and North Korean nuclear issues, and ways to cooperate at the regional and global levels on Jan. 30. Minister Cho assessed that the global comprehensive strategic alliance between the United States and South Korea has been strengthened to an unprecedented level in the wake of the 70th anniversary of the ROK-US Alliance last year, and expressed his desire to continue the trend of the al