By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul visited on May 8 a special exhibition on the Tongsinsa (delegation from the Joseon Dynasty to Japan), which is under way at the Seoul Museum of History under the theme “Bonds of the Heart, Waves of Resonance.” The exhibition, which is being held in cooperation between Korean and Japanese museums to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries, features 128 artifacts related to the Tongsinsa. As such, it serves as an opportunity to look back on the footsteps of the T
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong on April 16. Prime Minister Chinh thanked Minister Cho for attending the 4th P4G Summit on behalf of the ROK government and expressed his appreciation for the significant contributions of Korean companies in Vietnam to bilateral economic cooperation and Vietnam's economic development, and looked forward to expanding investment by Korean companies in areas such as semiconductors and industria
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul hosted an Iftar Dinner to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, inviting various guests from the business, academic, media, and cultural communities, including diplomatic corps of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries on March 11. Iftar, which means “break fast,” refers to the first meal after sunset at the end of the daily fast during Ramadan, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been organizing Iftar events since 2004 to promote mutual friendship and cooperation with the Islamic world. Speaking at t
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul met on Aug. 27 with Ambassador Carlos Victor Boungou of Gabon to South Korea, who will leave from his post and return to Gabon, at the end of August. Minister Cho praised Ambassador Boungou for his significant contributions to the development of bilateral relations during his 13 years of service as Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, as well as his role as the Head of the Diplomatic Corps in Korea and the Head of the African Diplomatic Corps in Korea, where he served as a bridge between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul visited the Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF) on January 30 and met with KEF Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik. The purpose of his visit was to listen to the voices of Korean companies in the field regarding the expansion of overseas expansion. Chairman Sohn emphasized the increasingly important role of diplomacy in the face of growing uncertainty in relations with the four neighboring countries of Japan, China, Russia, and the U.S. which is ahead of the presidential election, and requested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ac
By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul received U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Philip S. Goldberg and exchanged views on the ROK-U.S. alliance, U.S.-Japan cooperation, North Korea and North Korean nuclear issues, and ways to cooperate at the regional and global levels on Jan. 30. Minister Cho assessed that the global comprehensive strategic alliance between the United States and South Korea has been strengthened to an unprecedented level in the wake of the 70th anniversary of the ROK-US Alliance last year, and expressed his desire to continue the trend of the al
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with Chey Tae-won, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and chairman of SK Group, at the KCCI building in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Jan. 24 to discuss current issues in the business community and cooperation in the fields of foreign affairs and security. Cho, who took office on Jan. 12, has been visiting economic organizations and exchanging views with their leaders on ways to strengthen public-private partnerships. On Jan. 22, he met with Ryu Jin, chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI). Among thos