By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, received Ms. Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on May 30, 2025. Ms. Duarte's visit to Dushanbe was for her participation in the inaugural High-Level International Conference on Glacier Preservation. During their meeting, President Rahmon conveyed his expectation that the Green Climate Fund would play a crucial role in achieving the conference's goals and in advancing worldwide initiatives to combat the accelerated melting of glaciers. Ke
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo From May 29 to 31, 2025, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, hosted the First High-Level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation. The event commenced with an opening address by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Honourable Emomali Rahmon. President Rahmon extended a warm welcome to the high-level participants, wishing the conference great success. He underscored the conference's significance as a crucial step towards the implementation of the United Nations resolution declaring 2025 the "International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation.
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By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The All-Party Parliamentary Delegation led by Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha arrived in Seoul as part of a broader five-nation diplomatic outreach to brief on the significance of Operation Sindoor, the Embassy of India in Seoul said on May 27. The visit, scheduled from 24-26 May 2025, is an integral part of the Government of India’s ongoing efforts to further India’s principled and unwavering stance of zero tolerance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. During the course of their visit, the delegation engaged with senior of
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Korea took part on May 24 in the international multicultural festival “Busan Global Gathering 2025”, held annually in Busan, the second largest city in the Republic of Korea. According to the already established tradition, at the festival, Belarus diplomatic mission treated guests to national homemade pastries and honey drinks, also introduce the local community to the culture, history and tourist features of Belarus. For the very young visitors of the festival, coloring books with images of national sym
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Hong-kyun held a meeting with the All-Party Parliamentary Delegation of India, led by Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, on May 26, 2025. The two sides exchanged views on the recent terrorist attack in Kashmir and the subsequent regional situation. Prior to the meeting, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul made a brief visit to greet the Indian delegation. During the meeting, the All-Party Parliamentary Delegation of India explained the Kashmir terrorist attack and the Indian government’s response and position. Vice M
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in the Republic of Korea, in collaboration with the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism of Oman, organized a promotional forum for Korean travel and tourism companies in Seoul on May 23, 2025. The event aims to exchange experiences and introduce participants to the natural and cultural attractions that the Sultanate of Oman has to offer, thereby encouraging the South Korean tourism sector to include Oman among its preferred destinations and enhancing opportunities for tourism cooperation between the two countries. This forum is
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee St. Lazarus Village, Korea's first institution for Hansen patinets, has been on a 75-year journey. On June 2, 1950, just before the Korean War broke out, a small nursing home was established in Shingichon, Gwangmyeong-ri, Gyeonggi-do. It was called St. Lazarus Sanatorium. It was named after Lazarus, the biblical Hansen's disease sufferer, and was the first Korean Catholic institution to be established for the treatment and independence of involuntary Hansen's disease patients. It was founded by Monsignor George M. Carroll of the Maryknoll Foreign Missionaries of
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo “Filipinos and Koreans share a common love for family and festivals or festivities where the family gathers together. Many of these festivities involve both the preparation of and the enjoyment of traditional food which we also share,” said Ambassador Theresa Dizon-de Vega of the Philippines to Korea on May 26, 2025. In an exclusive interview with the Diplomacy Journal at the Embassy of the Philippines in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Amb. Dizon-de Vega said, “There are just some differences in the way we prepare them. I often focus more on similarities between the Philip
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul met with Wamkele Keabetswe Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, who is visiting Korea on the sidelines of the Jeju Forum (May 28-29), and exchanged views on expanding economic cooperation between Korea and Africa and strengthening the Secretariat's capacity on May 27, 2025. Minister Cho welcomed Mr. Mene to Korea and expressed his pleasure that Korea, which has been supporting the accelerated implementation of the AfCFTA since its inception in 2021, will be able to utili
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul held a luncheon meeting in Seoul with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia, H.E. Dr. Mamadou Tangara, who is visiting Korea to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries on May 23. The two Foreign Ministers exchanged views on bilateral relations, cooperation in key sectors, cooperation on the international stage, and regional affairs. Korea and Gambia established diplomatic relations on April 21, 1965. The Gambian delegation included Hon. Prof. Pierre Gomez, Minister of