By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Uzbek Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Vitaliy Fen, a Goryoin (ethnic Korean), passed away on June 18 at the age of 76. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Vitaliy Fen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Korea," the Uzbek Embassy in Seoul said on June 19. "For 25 years, Ambassador Fen led the diplomatic mission of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Korea and made a significant contribution to the development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the Republic of Korea," the embassy sa
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo “Kazakhstan is a wonderful place to visit. We have a golden triangle that any Korean should go and visit,” said Ambassador Nurgali Arystanov of Kazakhstan in Korea on June 19. Delivering welcoming remarks at the Kazakhstan Tourism Roadshow held at The Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, Amb. Nurgali Arystanov said, "Korea and Kazakhstan have a visa-free agreement and are close siblings with a six-hour direct flight," introducing Kazakhstan's accessibility and attractiveness as a travel destination. The ambassador highlighted three cities, known as the "Golden Triang
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Seoul City Mayor Oh Se-hoon met with Xin Changxing, Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province of China, at the main building of Seoul City Hall to discuss friendly exchanges and cooperation between Seoul and Jiangsu Province on June 20. Elected in January 2023, Xin Changxing is a member of the 20th CPC Central Committee, the highest leadership body of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC), with voting rights in the 205-member CPC Central Committee, and the number one person in Jiangsu Province. The meeting was organized to discuss ways to revitalize friendly exchanges betw
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo ISTE signed an agreement with VILDUJA, a Lithuanian energy company, on March 27 to jointly promote various hydrogen projects, including the construction of on-site hydrogen refueling stations. VILDUJA has decided to cooperate with ISTE on technical cooperation and joint business in line with Lithuania's focus on developing the renewable energy and hydrogen industries. In recent years, Lithuania has been investing heavily in the renewable energy and hydrogen industries at the national level. As part of this, it is promoting the construction of on-site hydrogen r
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo | The following is the full-text of the joint statement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Korea. –Ed. On June 11-13, 2024, President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol paid a state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan at the invitation of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. On June 12, 2024, the Heads of two states (hereinafter referred to as the Parties) held negotiations in the city of Astana. During the negotiations, which took place in a friendly atmosphere, the Parties highly appreciated the dynamics of th
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin met with Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Abdullah Arifov to discuss economic cooperation on June 13. According to Lotte Group, Shin visited Uzbekistan as part of President Yoon Suk-yeol's three-nation tour of Central Asia. While there, Shin met with Prime Minister Arifov and discussed ways to strengthen joint projects related to energy, tourism, and the food industry. "Lotte Group is one of Asia's largest conglomerates," said the Uzbek government, "and this high-level dialogue will lay the foundation for the development of our two
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee K-POP fans around the world will pay attention to ‘BlingOne’, the first K-POP Peruvian girl group selected in the Peruvian season of the global K-pop audition ‘Click the Star’, makes its official debut. For their first performance, they will participate in the recording of ENA Channel's 'K-Pop Up Chart Show' music broadcast on June 26, and perform their debut song 'Kiss & Call'. 'Click the Star' is a global K-POP audition project hosted by the World K-Pop Center. It is a program that selects national representatives from 32 countries around the world and trai
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Park Jang-ho, Director-General for Diplomatic Intelligence, and Brett Holmgren, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, signed the “Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Bureau of Diplomatic Intelligence (BDI), and the United States Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) concerning Analytic Intelligence Cooperation” in Washington, D.C., the United States on June 24, 2024. The diplomatic authorities of the ROK and the U.S. have shared a common understandi
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo President Jang Young-soo of Pukyong National University and U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg signed a business agreement to open the American Corner. President Jang Young-soo and Ambassador Philip Goldberg recently signed an MOU at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul to open the 'American Corner' at Pukyung National University in September to provide students and the public with a variety of materials and programs related to American education and culture. The American Corner is part of the U.S. Embassy's public diplomacy programs around the world, providing info