시민행정신문 이정하 기자 | 박진 외교부 장관은 자카르타에서 열린 아세안 관련 외교장관회담 계기하야시 요시마사(林芳正) 일본 외무대신과 7월 13일 10:00-10:45(현지시간)간 한일 외교장관회담을 가졌다. 이번 회담은 지난해 5월 이후 일곱 번째 개최된 한일 외교장관회담이다. 양 장관은 양국 간 전례없는 긴밀한 소통을 통해 셔틀외교가 완전히 복원된 점을 환영했다. 또한, 외교‧안보, 경제 등 제반 분야에서 정부간 협의체는 물론, 양국 기업 및 민간간 교류가 활성화되고 있는 점과 더불어 실질 협력이 강화되고 있음을 평가했으며, 양 정상이 합의한 대로 한일 고위경제협의회를 연내 재개하기 위해 조율해 나가기로 했다. 후쿠시마 오염수 관련 박진 장관은 우리 국민의 건강과 안전이 최우선임을 강조하고, 일본 정부가 높은 투명성과 신뢰성을 유지하고, 과학적 안전성은 물론 국민적 안심을 확보하기 위한 조치를 취해야 한다고 했다. 이를 위해, 정상간 논의한 대로 실시간 모니터링 정보 공유와 기준치를 초과하는 것과 같은 이상상황 발생시 방류중단 및 우리측 즉시 통보 등 필요한 조치를 취해 줄 것을 요청했다. 양 장관은 7월 12일 북한의 장거리 탄도미
Reporter Kayla Lee The Namyangju City delegation, composed of officials from Namyangju City and members of the city council, arrived in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on July 10 to carry out an official visit and engage in scheduled activities. According to the Namyangju City on July 12, Namyangju City officials had discussions with key figures such as Mayor Dalgorsuren Somiya Bazar of Ulaanbaatar City, and other relevant officials over a span of two days starting from July 10, regarding international exchange matters that the two cities will pursue in the future. Prior to this, the delegation from Nam
Reporter Kayla Lee First Lady Kim Keon-hee participated in the NATO Summit Spouses’ Program on July 12, local time. The program included spouses of heads of state from Ukraine, Japan, France, Turkey, Greece, Poland, and others. Invited by the First Lady of Lithuania, Diana Nausėdienė, and the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, Kim Keon-hee met with Ukrainian children, women, and youth at the Ukrainian Center in Vilnius. The Ukrainian Center, which opened in June 2022, is the first center for Ukrainian refugees within EU member states, providing temporary childcare, children's education, cu
시민행정신문 이정하 기자 | 남양주시는 지난 12일 몽골 울란바토르시에 있는 다산숲, 남양주거리, 남양주문화관을 방문하여 기존에 진행했던 우호교류 추진사업의 현장을 확인했다고 13일 밝혔다. 남양주시와 몽골 울란바토르시는 1998년 우호교류협약을 체결한 이후 행정·문화·경제 등 다양한 분야에서 활발한 교류를 진행했다. 특히 시는 몽골 울란바토르에 다산숲, 남양주거리를 조성하고, 남양주문화관을 건립하는 등의 사업을 추진해 양 도시의 협력관계를 공고히 했다. 먼저 대표단은 울란바토르 민족국립공원 내에 위치한‘다산숲’을 방문해 현장을 살펴보고 관계자들과 향후 계획에 대한 이야기를 나눴다. 시는 2018년 사막화 방지를 위해 11,230주에 이르는 수목을 울란바토르시에 식재해 다산숲을 조성한 바 있다. 현재는 몽골 울란바토르 민족공원에서 다산숲을 관리하고 있으며, 울란바토르시에서는 계속적으로 시민편의시설과 문화체육시설을 조성하고 관리할 예정이다. 또한, 주광덕 시장을 비롯한 대표단은 1.2km에 달하는 남양주거리를 도보로 이동하며 조성 현장을 살피고, 남양주문화관을 방문해 몽골장학회 관계자들과 간담회를 진행하며 문화관 운영 및 장학사업 추진현황을
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Lithuania to attend the NATO Summit, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan for about 30 minutes on July 12 (local time). The two leaders evaluated the efforts to improve bilateral relations, including the restoration of shuttle diplomacy after 12 years, through mutual visits between Seoul and Tokyo in the first half of this year, and agreed to continue efforts to further develop bilateral cooperation in a future-oriented manner. To achieve this, the two leaders agreed to actively utilize government and private se
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Poland, President Yoon Suk-yeol, accompanied by First Lady Kim Keon-hee, hosted a dinner meeting with overseas Koreans living in Poland on July 12. The meeting took place with the participation of around 80 diaspora members actively engaged across Poland. In his words of encouragement, President Yoon emphasized that since establishing diplomatic relations in 1989, Korea and Poland have built an exemplary and mutually beneficial cooperative relationship, and now both countries have become important strategic partners for each other. President Yoon mentione
Reporter Kayla Lee resident Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on July 11 to discuss measures for enhancing stability and substantial cooperation in the supply chain within the Indo-Pacific region, a key partner for both countries. During the summit meeting, which took place on the occasion of President Yoon's participation in the NATO Summit, the two leaders agreed to further develop the cooperation between their countries as universal values-sharing nations that uphold freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. Acknowledging that bilateral trade betwee
Reporter Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis on July 11, as part of the NATO Summit, to discuss substantial cooperation between Korea and Romania and major international issues including the North Korean nuclear problem. President Yoon expressed his expectations for close cooperation between the two countries not only in the automotive and steel industries, in which they have collaborated in the past, but also in future areas such as nuclear power plants, infrastructure development, and defense. In particular, President Yoon acknowledge
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Vilnius, Lithuania, to attend the NATO Summit, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a meeting with Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on July 11 (local time). They exchanged views on Korea-NATO cooperation, the Ukraine conflict, and North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. President Yoon highly evaluated the ongoing development of the cooperative relationship between Korea and NATO as partners sharing core values. In particular, both sides welcomed the signing of the Individual Tailored Partnership Program
Reporter Kayla Lee president Yoon Suk-yeol held a luncheon with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 11 to enhance substantive cooperation between the two countries and talk about regional situation, during his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit (July 11 to 12 in Vilnius). The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries in various fields such as national defense and security, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and nuclear power since Prime Minister Rutte's visit to Korea last November. In particular