By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee A grand exhibition titled “K-Folk Painting Artists Invitational Exhibition” will be held at the National Museum of Folk Art in Minsk, located in the capital of Belarus in Eastern Europe from October 27 to November 16. This exhibition is co-hosted by the Belarusian Ministry of Culture and the Diplomacy Journal, and co-organized by the Belarusian National Museum, the K-Folk Painting Research Institute, and the World Peace Art Exhibition Organizing Committee. It is expected to mark a new leap toward the globalization of K-Folk Painting. This exhibition is a large-sc
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Preparatory Office for APEC 2025 held the First Advance Visit for 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting for delegates from 20 APEC member economies from July 9 to July 10, 2025. The First Advance Visit was chaired by Senior Managing Director Kim Ji-Joon and attended by over 120 participants, including delegations from APEC member economies and officials from relevant authorities. Korea will host the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju in the second half of 2025, marking 20 years since its last hosting of the event in Busan in 2005. On the first day,
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office) Commissioner Kim Wan-ki held high-level talks with Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Mohammed bin Hassan Al-Malki at the Qatar Ministry of Commerce and Industry and signed a “Strategic Partnership Program on Establishing a National Intellectual Property Strategy and Strengthening Capabilities” on July 6 (Qatar local time). Qatar is accelerating its transition to a knowledge-based economy based on the ‘Qatar National Vision 2030’ in order to break away from its oil-dependent economic structure, and h
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Yoon-joo received a courtesy visit by Japanese Ambassador to Korea Mizushima Koichi on July 4, and exchanged views on the overall bilateral relations between Korea and Japan. Vice Minister Park noted that since the launch of the new Korean government, there has been an active exchange between the leaders of the two countries and a positive trend in bilateral relations has continued. He emphasized the need for even closer communication between the two countries to develop solid and mature Korea-Japan relations and to deepen Ko
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Climate Change in Seoul on July 1, 2025. It was organized by the Korea Institute of Energy Research and supported by the Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, the Korea Startup Accelerator and Early Stage Investors Association, and the Chungnam Content Agency. As AI technologies play an increasingly significant role in addressing climate change and accelerating the energy transition, this conference brought together over 450 participants—including
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Amit Kumar, Indian Ambassador to South Korea, visited the Daejeon Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Daejeon on July 1 to discuss ways to promote business exchange between Daejeon and India, the Daejeon Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced. The meeting was attended by Daejeon Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Jeong Tae-hee, along with Vice Chairman Kim Ho-taek, CEO of Samnam Pharmaceutical, and Park Han-oh, Chairman of BioNia, who explored the potential for Daejeon and Chungnam region companies to enter the Indian market and discussed ways to expan
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik met with Wilfried Georg Schmidt, German Ambassador to South Korea, in the Speaker's Office on June 27, 2025. At the meeting, Speaker Woo said, “The two countries share the values of the rule of law and democracy and are core allies that have experienced the pain of division.” He added, “In particular, in the 1960s and 1970s, South Korea provided the labor force necessary for Germany’s economic reconstruction through German miners and nurses, and Germany provided financial and technical support to South Korea, creating a hist
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee A total of 19 people, including ambassadors from 10 countries and their spouses, visited Gimpo and toured various places in Gimpo, including Aegibong and Jangneung, showing special interest in Gimpo's resources on June 27, 2025. On this day, Gimpo City introduced its resources to the ambassadors from 10 countries, laying the groundwork for international exchange and economic diplomacy. The ambassadors began with a rural experience activity at “Byeokkot Nongbu” in Haseong-myeon, exchanged greetings with Gimpo City Mayor Kim Byung-soo at Aegibong Peak, and then vis
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Tanzanian Ambassador to South Korea Togolani Edriss Mavura visited Wando to tour seaweed farms and discuss technology transfer, Wando County, Jeollanam-do Province announced on June 27. This visit was made possible after Wando County Mayor Shin Woo-cheol attended the World Bank Global Seaweed Summit held in Busan in May and gave a special lecture, which led to a connection with officials from Tanzania's Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. Tanzanian Ambassador Mavura visited the seaweed farm in Wando with his economic advisor and met with Wando County Mayor Shin
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Janis Berzins, Latvian Ambassador to South Korea, made an official visit to Dongducheon City, the city announced on June 25. This visit was arranged in connection with the special exhibition “Latvian Soldiers Who Participated in the Korean War,” which has been ongoing at the Dongducheon Freedom and Peace Museum since March. The exhibition highlights the historical fact that Latvia participated in the Korean War and introduces the records and dedication of Latvian soldiers who participated in the war. After viewing the exhibition, Ambassador Janis Berzins had a co
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Governor Oh Young-hoon of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province met with Director-General Qu Dongyu at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, to discuss international cooperation on Jeju's globally important agricultural heritage system on June 25, 2025. Qu Dongyu is from Hunan Province, China, and holds a PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He has served as Director-General of the FAO since August 2019. The main agenda of the meeting was the sustainable preservation and
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee President Lee Jae-myung, who is visiting Kananaskis, Canada, at the invitation of the G7 (Group of Seven) Summit, held a summit meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and agreed to further strengthen cooperation, focusing on future areas. According to the Presidential Office, President Lee met with Prime Minister Carney on the afternoon of June 17 (local time) and expressed his gratitude for Canada's invitation as the chair of the G7 Summit, saying that he would actively strive to meet the international community's expectations for South Korea. Prime Mi
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee A high-level delegation of Dominican Republic park management policymakers visited Sokcho City on June 15 to experience the 10th Displaced Persons Cultural Festival and observe eco-friendly festival models. The Dominican Republic delegation's visit to South Korea was made at the invitation of the National Park Service. The delegation sought to understand South Korea's national park management expertise, promote nature conservation cooperation between the two countries, and conduct training for the Dominican Republic's climate change response information system. I
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Kim Seok-ki, chairman of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, met with Ambassador Dumitru Socolan of Moldova to South Korea at the National Assembly on June 11 and exchanged opinions on the need to expand high-level exchanges to promote relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in various fields. Ambassador Socolan expressed his hope that the Moldovan Embassy in South Korea would be established, given that cooperation between the two countries has been strengthened in various field
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee One year and four months after establishing formal diplomatic relations with South Korea, Cuba officially opened its embassy in Seoul on June 10, 2025. The Cuban Embassy in South Korea held an opening ceremony at its new office in Jung-gu, Seoul. The ceremony was attended by Claudio Raúl Monzon Baeza, Cuban Ambassador to South Korea; Lee Joo-il, Director of the Latin America Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and members of the Latin American diplomatic corps in South Korea. The event included a signboard hanging ceremony and a reception. In his congrat