By Lee Kap-soo The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI, President & CEO Martin Henkelmann) and the French-Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) co-hosted a special reception with Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on September 22 at the Westin Josun Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. This special reception was organized to assess the progress made in economic policy, foreign investment, and overall status of business environment for German, French and other European companies in Korea. The event attracted more than 170 representatives of European companies from KGCCI
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee attended a luncheon meeting for compatriots of the atomic bomb victims at the Presidential official residence on the afternoon of September 29, Chuseok, the second day of the six-day Chuseok holiday. As the president shook hands with compatriots, they stood up to greet him with loud applause. The President met with the atomic bomb survivors for the first time as a South Korean president in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in May, and said he would invite them to South Korea in the near future, and he fulfilled that p
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first meeting with President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan on the morning of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Kyrgyzstan's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations through the event. President Yoon praised the recent high-level exchanges between the two countries, and expressed his hope that people-to-people exchanges will be further enhanced through direct flights between the two countri
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Thailand's new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Thailand's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon congratulated Prime Minister Thavisin on his inauguration in August and called for strengthening strategic cooperation between the two countries through the faithful implementation of the Korea-Thaila
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit with His Majesty King Mswati III of Eswatini on the afternoon of September 20, the first since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1968. During the meeting, President Yoon sought Eswatini's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon praised the unprecedented level of high-level exchanges between the two countries in recent years, and suggested that there is a lot of potent
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on the afternoon of September 21, the first since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1974. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Nepal's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon noted that Korean companies are actively participating in the expansion of Nepal's infrastructure through power plants, sewage treat
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, hosted a luncheon for President and Mrs. Santiago Peña of Paraguay on Sept. 21. During the luncheon, President Yoon requested Paraguay's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon once again congratulated President Peña on his inauguration in August, and expressed his hope that cooperation between the two countries will expand in all fields, including politics, economy, and c
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Prime Minister Ralph Everard Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the morning of September 22. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon expressed his pleasure to hold his first bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Gonsalves, who is the first CARICOM country to hold the chairmanship of
By Lee Kap-soo Busan City Mayor Park Heong-joon met with Ambassador-designate Georg Wilfried Schmidt of Germany to Korea, on Sept. 21 in the International Council Chamber of Busan City Hall to discuss interaction and cooperation between Busan and Germany. Georg Schmidt met with Mayor Park during his visit to Busan as part of his participation in the KGCCI 2023 Economic Outlook event. Georg Schmidt, who was appointed to the post in July after serving as the German Ambassador to Thailand, is an expert on Far East Asia with a master's degree in Far East Asian Studies from the School of Oriental a
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a keynote address to the United Nations General Assembly in the plenary hall on Sept. 20. During the General Debate on the theme of "Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity," President Yoon expressed his commitment to actively contribute to addressing global disparities and other challenges. President Yoon pointed out that the gap between countries is growing amid a complex crisis, including the division of values and ideologies caused by the war in Ukraine, the contraction of the global economy and the escalation of the food and energ