By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Stanford University on November 17 with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the APEC Summit and held a roundtable discussion on cooperation in the high-tech sector between Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The event was organized by three Stanford research centers, which jointly hosted the leaders of Japan and South Korea, two key U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region. More than 400 people, including Stanford University officials and university students, attended the summit. It was the first time the leaders of So
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is on a state visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of King Charles III, held a meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Prime Minister's Office on Nov. 22 and discussed a wide range of issues, including practical cooperation between the two countries, regional developments and global issues. Prior to the meeting, President Yoon and Prime Minister Sunak reviewed the history of Korea-UK bilateral relations by viewing the original "Treaty of Protective Trade and Commerce (1883)," which opened the door to diplomatic relations betwe
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are on a state visit to the United Kingdom, attended a state dinner hosted by His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on the evening of November 21. The dinner was attended by more than 180 members of our official entourage, business leaders, and leading figures from the United Kingdom. In his speech at the dinner, His Majesty King Charles III welcomed President Yoon in this momentous year of the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and the United Kingdom, and expressed h
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the Yongsan Presidential Office on November 3 and exchanged views on bilateral relations, ways to strengthen practical cooperation in various fields, and regional and international developments. The President said that as Ireland is a friendship country that shared the universal values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law during the Korean War, it is significant that Prime Minister Varadkar is visiting Korea this year on the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countrie
By Lee Kap-soo The following is the full-text of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s address to the British Parliament. My Lord Speaker, Mr. Speaker, my lords, members of the House of Commons, ladies and gentlemen, It is my great honour to stand before the British Parliament – the Mother of all Parliaments. The United Kingdom has been the pioneer of modern history. It laid the foundation of liberal democracy. It opened the era of global market economy. The British people’s strong belief in freedom sparked the Glorious Revolution. It was the birth of modern parliamentary democracy. The British parliament
By Lee Kap-soo “I would like to honor and pay a tribute to all war veterans, including Latvian nationals of our army who participated in the Korean war and especially to four fallen Latvian soldiers who sacrificed their lives for peace and freedom on the Korean peninsula.,” said Amb. Aris Vigants of the Republic of Latvia on Nov. 17. Delivering welcoming remarks at the gala event on the occasion of the 105th proclamation day of the Republic of Latvia, which was held at the Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, Amb. Aris Vigants of Latvia said, “I believe that this particular page of our mutual history makes o
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is on a state visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of His Majesty King Charles III, and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, hosted a dinner and meeting with local compatriots on November 20. The meeting was attended by more than 200 compatriots who are actively involved in organizations across the UK. "This year marks the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and the United Kingdom, and our two countries have a deeply rooted history of cooperation and solidarity, including Britain's contribution of the second lar
By Lee Kap-soo The 27th Korea-Latin America Business Forum was held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Korean Council on Latin America & Caribbean, the Korea Institute for Foreign Economic Policy, and the Overseas Construction Association. The event was attended by Han Byung-kil, chairman of the Korean Council on Latin America & Caribbean, Park Duk-ryul, director general for cross-border investment policy of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Kim Ko-hyun, executive vice president of KITA, and Amb. Athanasio Ko
By Lee Kap-soo The Embassy of Peru in Korea will organize the longest traveling exhibition of Peruvian traditional handicraft “Pucará Bull: Ambassador of the Peruvian Highlands” in the Seoul City Hall from November 8 to 24 with the support of the Metropolitan Government of Seoul. The famous exhibition has already been presented in more than 22 cities around the world, the Embassy of Peru in Korea said. The “Pucará Bulls” constitutes a highly appreciated cultural good, product of the fusion between the Andean and Western cultures. They are normally located on the ceilings of the houses to prote
By Kim Ji-eun On the sidelines of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly on November 15 at the latter’s request. During the meeting, the two Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the follow-up measures to the Korea-Canada summits held in September of last year and May of this year, cooperation on Indo-Pacific strategies, and regional and global affairs, etc. This Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was the third formal Korea-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Meeting since the inauguratio
By Lee Kap-soo The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI, President & CEO Martin Henkelmann) awarded Continental Korea, dob Studio and Nuvilab as innovators of the year at the ‘9th KGCCI Innovation Awards’ on November 9 at the Banyan Tree Club and Spa Hotel in Seoul. Officially supported by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), the KGCCI Innovation Awards, initiated in 2015, are to support companies that create value in the Korean market through innovative products, processes, and technologies, while also promotin
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a keynote address to the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 20, calling the international community's attention to the illegality and danger of the military deal between North Korea and Russia and calling for a united response. In addition to expressing his country's willingness to actively contribute to resolving challenges such as global disparities, President Yoon also called for support for the 2030 Busan World Expo (Busan Expo). President Yoon said at the General Debate on the floor of the UN General Assembly in
By Kim Ji-eun The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted at the MOFA building in Seoul on November 6. "Beyond Utopia" has won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Woodstock Film Festival Best Documentary and Best Documentary Editing Awards, and was also invited to the Busan International Film Festival. The film is praised for its vivid depiction of the actual process of defection and the pain of forced repatriation to North Korea. Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin stated that just as protecting overseas nationals is a core mission of the Foreign Ministry and overseas
By Lee Kap-soo “Cambodia is one of the best investment destinations due to its open economy, competitive incentives. Our new investment law was also introduced and within eight months of 2023, Cambodia approved 125 investment projects with the investment of some $1.74 billion and creating 153,997 jobs,” said H.E Amb. Chring Botumrangsay of Cambodia to Korea on Nov. 2. Delivering welcoming remarks on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day of Cambodia and the 26th anniversary of Cambodia-ROK diplomatic relations held at Conrad Hotel Seoul, Amb. Chring said, “In terms of trade, Cambodia's expo
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted a luncheon for U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is visiting South Korea, at the presidential office on Nov. 9. "Over the past year and a half, the U.S.-ROK global comprehensive strategic alliance has been firmly established, and Secretary Blinken has played a great role in this process," the president said, welcoming him to the country. "As an ally of the United States, South Korea will work closely with the United States to defend its core values and strengthen the rules-based international order," the president said, noting that the