By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young South Korea and Peru have agreed to expand cooperation in the security sector, including joint development of naval vessels, and increase investment and trade in the mining sector to secure key mineral supply chains. President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting Peru for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, held a summit with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Nov. 16 and adopted a joint declaration. In the joint declaration, President Yoon and President Boluarte said, “Defense and defense industry cooperation has become a milestone in the develop
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held his second summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Nov. 16 (local time), discussing the situation in Northeast Asia and North Korea's troop deployment to Russia. President Yoon assessed that “close cooperation between Japan and South Korea is more important than ever,” while Prime Minister Ishiba described the situation as “grave.” “Since the first summit (last month), the regional and global situation has been changing rapidly, with military cooperation between Russia and North Korea leading to the deployment of Nor
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol met with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 15, holding a 10-minute summit. President Yoon met with President Biden on the sidelines of the first session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, followed by a 40-minute meeting between the U.S., South Korea and Japan, and a 10-minute summit between the U.S. and South Korea. “I would like to thank President Biden for his contribution to strengthening the U.S.-ROK alliance and U.S.-Japan cooperation,” Yoon said during the U.S.-ROK summit, emphasizing t
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Lima, Peru, on the sidelines of the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Meeting on Nov. 15 (local time). Xi said that since he and Yoon met in Bali two years ago, there have been many changes in the international and regional situation. No matter how the situation changes, Xi emphasized that China and South Korea should uphold the foundations of diplomatic ties, firmly follow the direction of good-neighborly friendship, and adhere to the goal of mutual benefit and wi
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump by phone on Nov. 7 and congratulated him on his election, the presidential office said. “The phone call between President-elect Trump and President Yoon lasted about 12 minutes from 7:59 a.m.,” Kim Tae-hyo, first deputy chief of the National Security Office, told reporters at the presidential office in Yongsan, adding, ”They agreed to meet in the near future at a date and place to be determined.” Yoon and Trump discussed U.S.-Japan cooperation, the U.S.-South Korea alliance, and North Korea'
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol received the heads of delegations of five Central Asian countries visiting Korea for the 17th Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum on Nov. 4, and exchanged views on how to develop Korea-Central Asia relations and major international issues, including North Korea's deployment of its soldiers to Russia. The heads of delegations of five Central Asian countries at the 17th Forum on Korea-Central Asia Cooperation are: - (Kazakhstan) Murat Nurtleu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs - (Uzbekistan) Bakhtiyor Saidov, Ministe
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young On Oct. 27, Uzbekistan held its first nationwide local elections under the new constitution. This election is significant because it is the first election to reflect the will of the people after the constitutional amendments. As an international observer, the election was a valuable opportunity to see how Uzbekistan's political system is developing and how it may change. The significance of the constitutional amendments and the first election Last year's amendments to Uzbekistan's constitution strengthened people's rights and freedoms and created an instituti
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Publish-Chairman Lee Jon-young of the South Korean “Diplomacy Journal” English magazine, participated as an international observer in the elections to the Oliy Majlis (House of Representatives) and local councils of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan reported. Chairman Lee attended a meeting organized by the Uzbekistan journalists association to discuss the importance of cooperation between the two countries in the media and other fields. Despite their geographical distance, Uzbekistan and South Korea share a similar cultural b
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young On June 26, the “Dunyo” Information Agency reported on a meeting with Lee Jon-young, Publisher-Chairman of the prominent South Korean English magazine “Diplomacy Journal,” who is visiting Uzbekistan to observe and report on the Parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for July 27, the DUNYO news agency reported. During the meeting, “Dunyo” Information Agency Director Omonulla Fayziev told his South Korean counterpart in detail about the agency's activities and cooperation with leading foreign media on major reforms and large-scale events in Uzbekistan. Du
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Tashkent, Uzbekistan—Publisher-Chairman Lee Jon-young of Diplomacy Journal and UN Journal, visited Uzbekistan to cover 2024 Uzbekistan Parliamentary Elections at the invitation of the Uzbek government through the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. –Ed. A report analyzing Uzbekistan's constitutional amendments and elections and its relations with South Korea. 1. Opinion on the first election after the constitutional amendment in Uzbekistan Constitutional amendments were made in Uzbekistan last year, and this election is the first election h
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The World Masters Committee, led by Chairman Kim Min Chaon, hosted a grand event, “World Masters Committee Culture Day 2024 - International Culture Day 2024,” to share its vision of a world united by culture and the arts. The event, which was attended by more than 270 people from some 40 foreign embassies in Seoul, Korean world masters, culture-related celebrities, was an international cultural exchange event organized by the World Masters Committee for a better future. The committee, which began its activities in 2007, has established an international cultur
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Beomeosa Temple in Geumjeong-gu, Busan on Oct. 22, 2024. Beomeosa Temple is said to be one of the three major temples in Yeongnam, along with Hapcheon Haeinsa Temple and Yangsan Tongdosa Temple, and is a Korean popular temple that has nurtured many highly virtuous monks, including Euisangdaesa, Wonhyodaesa, and Manhae Han Yong-woon. It served the country as a field hospital during the Korean War and was designated as a national memorial facility in 2023 along with Tongdosa Temple. This is only the second time a sitting presiden
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol received British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Oct. 21 and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations between South Korea and the United Kingdom. President Yoon assessed the close high-level communication between the two countries, including the summit with new British Prime Minister David Cameron on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in July, and expressed his hope that the two countries will further strengthen cooperation as “global strategic partners” in various fields in accordance with the “Downing Street Accord” agre
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol spoke by phone on Oct. 21 at the request of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte to share information on the deployment of North Korean combatants to Russia and discuss ways forward. In the calls, the President congratulated Secretary General Rutte on his inauguration (Oct. 1) and said he looks forward to working closely with him to ensure that South Korea and NATO can jointly contribute to security in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic. The President explained that North Korea has gone beyond providing lar
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