By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are on an official visit to the Czech Republic, hosted a dinner meeting with about 80 Korean compatriots in Prague on Sept. 20. The President said that he was particularly pleased and honored to meet with Korean compatriots right after the Chuseok, noting that the Czech Republic is a country of history and tradition with a beautiful cultural heritage of medieval Europe, and is an important ally that has developed friendly and cooperative relations based on common values such as freedom, human rights, an
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Czech President Petr Pavel held a summit in Prague on Sept. 19 (local time) and said that the dispute with US-based Westinghouse over the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant will be resolved amicably. “Regarding the issue of intellectual property rights, our two governments share a firm understanding of nuclear power cooperation, and the Seoul government is supporting the amicable resolution of the issue between the Korean and US companies,” Yoon said at a press conference after the summit, adding, ”I believe and am confident
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young | The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is further strengthening its ties with China, ushering in a new era of cooperation. Governor Oh Young-hoon met with Chen Jianjun (50), the new Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Jeju, during his visit to the Jeju Provincial Government on Sept. 13. “Jeju and China have maintained close ties in various fields, including international exchanges, cultural tourism, and student exchanges,” said Governor Oh. ‘We hope to expand cooperation in high-tech industries such as renewable energy, electric vehicles,
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the Cyber Summit Korea (CSK) 2024, an international cybersecurity event, at COEX in Seoul on Sept. 11, encouraging government officials and business and academic experts from around the world. The event, which is being held for the first time this year, is co-hosted by the National Intelligence Service and the National Security Technology Institute and will continue until Sept. 12, and will discuss various cybersecurity issues, including how to cooperate with the international community against cyber threats, under the theme o
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for about 100 minutes from 15:35-17:15 on Sept. 6. During the summit, which was the 12th meeting between President Yoon and Prime Minister Kishida and part of the close shuttle diplomacy between the two leaders, the two leaders reviewed the progress of bilateral relations over the past two years and discussed in-depth future direction of bilateral relations. The two leaders noted that the two countries have been actively communicating at all levels, including reactivating suspend
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on an official visit to Korea, and exchanged a wide range of views on ways to promote bilateral cooperation and the regional and international situation on Sept. 4. The two leaders expressed their pleasure that the friendly relationship between the two countries, which began with New Zealand's participation in the Korean War, is now strengthening in many ways. As similarly positioned countries with shared values, the two leaders appreciated the adoption of the 'Joi
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol met with International Energy Agency (IEA) Director General Fatih Birol at the Yongsan Presidential Office on Sept. 2. Birol is in Korea to attend the World Climate Industry Expo (September 4-6, Busan, Korea), which is jointly organized by the Korean government and the IEA. The IEA is an international organization in the field of energy founded in Paris in October 1974 as a joint response to the energy crisis following the first oil crisis in 1973, and has 45 member and associate member countries that account for 75% of the world's ene
Diplomacy Journal 이존영 기자 | In commemoration of the successive Peruvian, Korean Presidencies of APEC 2024-2025, Korea-Peru Cultural Exchange Exhibition, The wonder of the Peruvian Amazon, 35 K-folk painting artists’ exhibition, Exhibition Period : September 4~9, 2024, Venue : Maru Art Center (3F) Grand Hall
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The 12th International e-Mobility Expo will be held at Jeju Shinhwa World for four days from April 8 next year. The International e-Mobility Expo announced on Aug. 26 that the 12th International e-Mobility Expo Organizing Committee held a launching ceremony at Sejong Law Firm's conference room to hold the event from April 8 to 11, 2025 at Jeju Shinhwa World. At the launching ceremony, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor Oh Young-hoon was appointed as the honorary chairman of the event, Silicon Valley Chairman Ossama R. Hassanein was appointed as the
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By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol received U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, who is visiting South Korea, and exchanged views on ways to advance the U.S.-ROK alliance on Aug. 26. The President welcomed the visit of Chairman Reed, who has done much for the U.S.-ROK alliance, including urging the Senate Armed Services Committee to strengthen the U.S. commitment to deter expansion toward South Korea, and asked him to continue to play an important role in the U.S. Congress for the continued development of the alliance, which has evolved into a “globa
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee hosted an event to encourage the Korean athletes of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Seoul on Aug. 22. The theme of the event, “You, who represented Korea, are the heroes of all of us,” was to honor the athletes who competed with the smallest number of athletes (since the 1984 Olympics) and delivered the best performance in history, inspiring and delighting the nation. The event was organized to honor not only the athletes and coaches who have raised the profile of K-Sports on the world stage with their passi
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young On Aug. 21, the third day of the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Army Ground Operations Command (GOC) to inspect the military readiness and status of the exercise and to encourage the South Korean and U.S. soldiers participating in the exercise. As a command and control unit of about 250,000 soldiers, more than half of the ROK Armed Forces, the Army GOC is the core unit of national defense that deter North Korea's provocations through training, combat readiness, and ground alert operations in peacetime, and commands al
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol chaired the “Eulji National Security Council” at the Crisis Management Center of the National Security Office on Aug. 19 and reviewed the country's ability to conduct total war in case of wartime and the wartime transition procedures by agencies. The President recalled that North Korea threatens our security by continuing to incite propaganda against South Korea and release filthy balloons while seeking to upgrade its nuclear and missile capabilities, and instructed us to “prepare for and have the capability to respond strongly to any
Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida adopted a joint statement on Aug. 18, saying, “We have an unwavering belief that cooperation between the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Japan is indispensable to respond to today's challenges and will lay the foundation for a prosperous future.” It comes a year after the three leaders held a trilateral summit at Camp David, U.S., on Aug. 18 last year and pledged to strengthen cooperation in areas such as security and economics. “We are committed to maintaining