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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By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The Diplomacy Journal reporter met with Chef Kim Han-sol, owner of Casa Italy on Jahamun-ro 8-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, to learn more about Italian food. Casa Italia is a restaurant that serves Italian cuisine based on Italian cuisine and seasonal Korean ingredients. Casa Italia serves original Italian cuisine based on Italian cuisine, but with fresh seasonal ingredients from Korea. The menu changes according to the changing seasons, providing a unique experience where you can enjoy the deep flavors of Italian cuisine and the freshness of Korean ingredients at t
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The following is the joint statement on the establishment of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea comprehensive strategic partnership. -- Ed. WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK), gathered on the occasion of the 25th ASEAN-ROK Summit to Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Dialogue Relations on 10 October 2024, in Vientiane, the Lao People's Democratic Republic; NOTING with satisfaction the remarkable development of ASEAN-ROK relations and the significant progress made in ASEAN-ROK cooperation since
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting Laos to attend the ASEAN Summit, held a summit with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Norman Albanese in Vientiane, Laos, on October 11, and exchanged views on practical cooperation between the two countries and regional and global issues. The President expressed his pleasure at the active high-level exchanges between the two countries and hoped that Korea and Australia, as similarly positioned countries with shared values, would continue to deepen communication and cooperation at all levels based on their 'Comprehensi