By Reporter Yun Ki-soon The Armistice Agreement, which had been held by the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission for 70 years since the ceasefire, is now in the hands of Gyeonggi Province. On July 19, Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province participated in the "Armistice Agreement Handover Ceremony" held at Gallery Greaves within Paju Camp Greaves, where he received a copy of the Armistice Agreement from Ivo Burgener, the Swiss representative of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission. Governor Kim said, "I am delighted that Gyeonggi Province has received the copy of the Armistice Agr
By Reporter Kayla lee Jeju Special Self-Governing Province signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mongolian Uvurkhangai State on July 26 to solve the manpower shortage during the agricultural season in the province. The signing ceremony took place at the Uvurkhangai State City Hall, with Moon Kyung-sam, the head of Jeju's Agriculture and Livestock Department, and Adiyadeljing Ishdorj, the governor of Mongolia Uvurkhangai, signing the MOU and exchanging mutual agreements. Following the signing of the MOU, both sides discussed expanding the introduction of seasonal agricultural workers
By Reporter Lee jon young A delegation composed of Goyang Special City Council members, led by Chairman Kim Young-sik, visited Taguig City in the Philippines on July 25, following an invitation from Mayor Lani Cayetano of the city in June, to hold a ceremony for the signing of a friendship cooperation agreement. During their visit, the delegation, comprising six council members, met with Mayor Lani Cayetano and Vice Mayor Arvin Ian, along with four city council members, and pledged to foster close exchange and cooperation between the two cities. The intention behind this agreement is to promot
By Reporter Lee jon young Mayor Lee Jae-young of Jeungpyeong County held an official meeting with Ambassador Chring Botum Rangsay of Cambodia on July 26 at a restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul. During this meeting, they discussed ways to solidify cultural, tourism, and economic exchanges that have been under discussion with Cambodia since October of last year. The focus was on exploring opportunities for local companies in Jeungpyeong to enter the Cambodian market. Mayor Lee explained to Ambassador Chring the necessity of establishing a channel to connect local companies, Cambodian government agen
By Reporter Lee Joon-seok Speaker Kim Jin-pyo of the National Assembly met with the delegation led by Frank Jannuzi, Chairman of the Mansfield Foundation, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on July 27. The Mansfield Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank established in 1983 to implement the vision of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Senator Mike Mansfield and his wife Maureen Mansfield, with the goal of promoting understanding and cooperation between Asia and the United States. It has been responsible for the U.S.-Japan-Korea Legislative Exchange Program since 2016 and
By Reporter Anna Kim During his official visit to Turkiye from July 28 to 30, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin paid a courtesy call on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye on July 28h. Minister Park expressed his gratitude for Turkiye's deployment of over 20,000 troops to the Korean War in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the armistice. As the Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, he emphasized his commitment to further strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries in all areas through his visit, which marks the first in eight years. President Erdogan welcome
By Reporter Kayla lee In celebration of the 31st anniversary of diplomatic relations this year, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and China have expressed their intentions to promote mutual development in the tourism industry through the resumption of group tours and to enhance exchange and cooperation in various fields such as future, economy, and culture. On the morning of July 26, Governor Oh Young-hoon met with Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming at Jeju Dream Tower, requesting active cooperation from the Chinese government to ensure that Chinese group tourists visiting Jeju can recover to
By Reporter Kayla lee President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee attended the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the UN Forces' Participation Day and the Armistice Agreement. During the ceremony, President Yoon personally greeted and showed the utmost respect to each of the 62 UN veterans who participated in the UN forces. He also personally guided Ted Eddie, a Canadian UN veteran, to his seat, the last veteran to enter the stage. At this event, the soldiers of the Hanbit Unit from South Sudan, who marked their 10th anniversary of deployment, recited the oath of allegiance
By Reporter Kayla lee In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Korea-Peru diplomatic relations, a gathering to share Korean and Peruvian food and culture was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and co-hosted by the Korea Food Promotion Institute and the Embassy of Peru in Korea. The Korea Food Promotion Institute held the opening ceremony of the "Korea-Peru Food Culture Exchange Fair" at the Korean Food Culture Space "Eeum" in Seoul's Jongno-gu on July 19. Lim Kyung-sook, the director of the Korea Food Promotion Institute, welcomed the attendees and said, "Kore
By Reporter Kayla lee Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Oh Young-ju met with UNESCO Deputy Director-General Qu Xing, who is on a visit to Korea to attend the Global Meeting for the 20th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, on July 25, and discussed overall cooperation between Korea and UNESCO. Vice Minister Oh stated that UNESCO is an important and special partner that has contributed to Korea’s post-war recovery and development, and hoped for further development of cooperative relations between Korea, a major donor to UNESCO, and UNESCO. Vice
By Reporter Kayla lee President Yoon Suk-yeol had a meeting with Xavier Bettel, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, exchanging views on the development of bilateral relations, enhancing substantial cooperation, and discussing the international situation on July 25. The President welcomed Prime Minister Bettel's visit to Korea during the meaningful year of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. He expressed gratitude for Luxembourg's historical contribution as the only foreign combat unit dispatched to the Korean War, safeguarding South Korea's freedom and democracy. Both leaders agree
By Reporter Lee jon young President Yoon Suk-yeol presided over the first ceremony for the repatriation of fallen soldiers from the Korean War since the inauguration of his administration on the night of July 26 at Seoul Airport. This repatriation ceremony was planned with the President's determination to create a country that respects and remembers those who sacrificed for the nation and its people. In March, the President stated, "A country that fails to properly remember those who dedicated themselves to the nation has no future," and he expressed his commitment to creating a Republic of Ko
By Reporter Kayla lee President Yoon Suk-yeol met with New Zealand Governor-General Cindy Kiro on July 25 and engaged in extensive discussions regarding ways to enhance friendship and cooperation between the two countries. In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement this year, President Yoon thanked Governor-General Kiro for his visit to Korea and also thanked New Zealand veterans for their sacrifice and dedication. Both President Yoon and Governor-General Kiro evaluated the strong cooperative relationship between traditionally friendly nations, Korea and New Zealand, b
By Reporter Lee jon young Korea's Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s Deputy Trade Minister Jeong Dae-jin led the Korean delegation in meeting with his counterpart Edi Prio Pambudi, the Deputy Minister for Coordination of International Economic Cooperation of Indonesia, on July 24 at the Lotte Hotel Seoul to hold the 2nd Korea-Indonesia Economic Cooperation Committee Meeting and discussed measures to bolster bilateral economic cooperation. In their opening messages, both delegation heads noted the importance of the two countries’ half-century long economic partnership in the Indo-Pacific reg
By Reporter Lee Joon-seok A delegation consisting of six members, including Vice Minister Phongthai Intharath of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Laos and Deputy Chief of Mission Aruncon Boulomma Bong of the Laotian Embassy in South Korea, visited Andong City to discuss cooperation regarding the invitation of foreign seasonal workers on July 24. The visit of the Laotian delegation to Andong City was in response to Mayor Kwon Ki-chang's visit to the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Laos in December last year to sign an MOU for the introduction of foreign seasonal workers in th