By Reporter Anna Kim Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on June 1 for an official visit to the country. Foreign Minister Park had a bilateral meeting and a dinner with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov, and had a broad exchange of views on key bilateral issues, regional affairs, and ways to work together in the international arena. Foreign Minister Park took note of the remarkable progress in the Korea-Uzbekistan relations for the past 30 years or so since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, and suggested continuing to develop bilate
By Reporter Kayla lee Theresa Dizon De Vega, Ambassador of the Philippines to the Republic of Korea in Seoul hosted a gala reception on June 8 at the Grand Hyatt in Seoul celebrating the 125th anniversary of Independence from Spain. An unprecedentedly large number of Korean and international guests, especially the ambassadors with their spouses attended the reception in Seoul in recent years for a National Day reception in the wake of the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic in Korea and almost in all another countries of the world. ▲ Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Youngsam of the Republic of Korea
By Publisher Lee Jon-young, By Reporter Anna Kim Ambassador Ramin Hasanov of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Seoul said, “Today Azerbaijan and Korea enjoy full-fledged and multidimensional cooperation and partnership and high-level relations between the two friendly countries are dynamic and unique.” Making the speech at the National Day reception at the four Seasons Hotel in Seoul on May 30, Ambassador Hasanov added, “Though the establishment of bilateral relations goes back to 1992, I would say the most dynamic period started since 2006 and 2007 when the Heads of States exchanged visit and it
By Publisher Lee Jon-young, Reporter Kayla Lee On the afternoon of May 28, President Yoon Suk yul met with President Taneti Maamau of Kiribati, Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni of Tonga, Prime Minister Kausea Natano of Tuvalu, Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau of Vanuatu, and Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea, who are visiting Korea for the 2023 Korea-Pacific Island Countries Summit. ▲ President Yoon Suk yul attends the first session of the Korea-Pacific Island Countries Summit on May 29 (Photo by the Office of the President) The President welcomed the heads of state and government o
Publisher Lee Jon-young, Reporter Kayla Lee “Angola has a huge potential in agriculture, fisheries, vehicle assembly, hotels, transport system and other manufacturing sectors,” said visiting Minister of Transport Ricardo Viegas D’Abreu of Angola. In an exclusive interview with The Diplomacy Journal. Minister D’Abreu said, “Angola has many attractive programs for foreign investors, including Korean businessmen. There are many areas in my country where Korean businesses can cooperate for mutual benefit, especially in the development of cattle, livestock, fisheries and other agricultural fields.”
By Reporter Kayla lee On May 16-18, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will be held in Samarkand, under the general main theme - "Investing in Resilience". The event is expected to be attended by more than 2,000 guests from 73 countries, including representatives of foreign governments, heads of multinational corporations, international financial institutions and banks, experts in the field of economics, investment, finance and technology, as well as world media. The central theme of the event will be investing in en
By Reporter Kayla lee “The investment incentives and facilitations, export related programs and strategic trade networks that are already in place will create a win-win outcome for businesses from the Republic of Korea in Malaysia,” said Ruhizam Idris., director of MIDA Seoul. In an interview with The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985, Ruhizam Idris said, “Both Malaysia and the Republic of Korea will enjoy the mutual recognition of industrial standards and test results of the conformity assessment procedures. “This will help to reduce t
By Reporter Kayla lee The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul celebrated the Bangla New Year-1430 with great fervor and festivity on May 7, 2023 at the auditorium of the Eunpyeong Gu Sports Center in Seoul. More than 300 Bangladeshi nationals and their families living in the Republic of Korea spontaneously took part in the event. On this day, the auditorium was decorated with colorful banners, festoons, balloons and decorative items and Bangladeshi handicraft items were displayed at the auditorium entrance. People took part in Mangal Shovajatra wearing colorful dresses and carrying banners, festoon
By Reporter Kayla lee The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by By Nodir Jumanyozov, Head of Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, PhD of the Chung-ang University of the Republic of Korea It should be noted that in recent years, under the leadership of the Head of State, there have been significant changes in the system of labor relations, as well as in all areas. Large-scale work has been carried out in this area to introduce institutional, organizational, legal, legisl
By Reporter Kayla lee On May 8, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting with the heads of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, political parties, judicial and executive authorities, and members of the public. The results of the referendum held on April 30 this year on the renewed Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan were considered. Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that the interests of all segments of the population are taken into account in the renewed Constitution of the country, the active participation of citizens in its development, as well as
Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in Seoul said, “The two friendly countries discussed and agreed to elevate the bilateral relationship to a ‘comprehensive strategic partnership,’ which is a new framework that will serve the goal to bring the cooperative relations between the two countries to a higher level.” It appears that the two countries are now in good hands, especially at this time when Korea is led by President Yoon Suk-yeol who is very international cooperation friendly. Details of the interview follow: Question: Please introduce the major topics discusse
“We have one stop servicefor investorsand favorabletax system. Laos can be usedas a production base for Korean companies aiming to a bigger market in ASEAN, Chinaand others,” said Ambassador Songkane Luang gmuninthoneof Laos in Seoul. Amb. Luangmuninthone said,“Lao government also supportsgreen and renewable energy,we would like to welcome Korean companies to invest in Laosin the areas of energy, mining,infrastructure, agriculture,ICT, environment, educationand healthcare.” He also said, “Similarly, wewould like Lao businessmento invest in Korea in the areaof the small owner of Lao foodrestaur
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang met with Boeing Defense, Space & Security CEO Theodore Colbert III on April 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul. They discussed measures to expand Korea-Boeing aerospace defense industrial cooperation amid global value chain realignment and escalating national defense budgets worldwide. The two leaders also discussed future civilian and military aerospace joint development, technology cooperation and investment in Korea, Korean firms’ participation in Boeing aircraft materials and parts, Korea hosting Boeing value chain meetings on regul
On April 14, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin held the 4th South Korea-France Strategic Dialogue with Catherine Colonna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, in Seoul. The two ministers discussed the overall bilateral relationship, cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, and regional and global issues in depth. The two ministers reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the "comprehensive partnership of the 21st century" between the two countries through concrete cooperation projects in areas such as high-level exchanges, civilian nuclear energy, space, renewable energy, digital techn
On April 15th, South Korea and Germany convened their third strategic dialogue between foreign ministers to discuss a range of international issues. The topics included the development of bilateral relations, economic security, supply chains, advanced technologies such as AI, and strategic considerations in key regions. The dialogue featured South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, who exchanged views on various topics, such as the state of relations between their countries, substantive cooperation, and the international situation related to t