By Lee Jon-young | This article was contributed by Goh Da-hin, army officer candidate, the Department of Military Science, Dongshin University to the Diplomacy Journal.—Ed. Having successfully completed the comprehensive assessment for commissioning, there is a slight tension felt in one corner of my heart. As a candidate, the 'junior officer' that seemed so distant is now becoming a reality, and although the realization hasn't fully sunk in, there is great excitement for the new journey. It feels like just yesterday when I entered the Military Science Department with vague dreams and aspirati
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is on a state visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of King Charles III, held a meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Prime Minister's Office on Nov. 22 and discussed a wide range of issues, including practical cooperation between the two countries, regional developments and global issues. Prior to the meeting, President Yoon and Prime Minister Sunak reviewed the history of Korea-UK bilateral relations by viewing the original "Treaty of Protective Trade and Commerce (1883)," which opened the door to diplomatic relations betwe
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are on a state visit to the United Kingdom, attended a state dinner hosted by His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on the evening of November 21. The dinner was attended by more than 180 members of our official entourage, business leaders, and leading figures from the United Kingdom. In his speech at the dinner, His Majesty King Charles III welcomed President Yoon in this momentous year of the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and the United Kingdom, and expressed h
By Lee Kap-soo The following is the full-text of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s address to the British Parliament. My Lord Speaker, Mr. Speaker, my lords, members of the House of Commons, ladies and gentlemen, It is my great honour to stand before the British Parliament – the Mother of all Parliaments. The United Kingdom has been the pioneer of modern history. It laid the foundation of liberal democracy. It opened the era of global market economy. The British people’s strong belief in freedom sparked the Glorious Revolution. It was the birth of modern parliamentary democracy. The British parliament
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is on a state visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of His Majesty King Charles III, and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, hosted a dinner and meeting with local compatriots on November 20. The meeting was attended by more than 200 compatriots who are actively involved in organizations across the UK. "This year marks the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and the United Kingdom, and our two countries have a deeply rooted history of cooperation and solidarity, including Britain's contribution of the second lar
By Lee Kap-soo The 27th Korea-Latin America Business Forum was held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Korean Council on Latin America & Caribbean, the Korea Institute for Foreign Economic Policy, and the Overseas Construction Association. The event was attended by Han Byung-kil, chairman of the Korean Council on Latin America & Caribbean, Park Duk-ryul, director general for cross-border investment policy of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Kim Ko-hyun, executive vice president of KITA, and Amb. Athanasio Ko
By Kim Ji-eun On the sidelines of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly on November 15 at the latter’s request. During the meeting, the two Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the follow-up measures to the Korea-Canada summits held in September of last year and May of this year, cooperation on Indo-Pacific strategies, and regional and global affairs, etc. This Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was the third formal Korea-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Meeting since the inauguratio
By Lee Kap-soo “I would like to honor and pay a tribute to all war veterans, including Latvian nationals of our army who participated in the Korean war and especially to four fallen Latvian soldiers who sacrificed their lives for peace and freedom on the Korean peninsula.,” said Amb. Aris Vigants of the Republic of Latvia on Nov. 17. Delivering welcoming remarks at the gala event on the occasion of the 105th proclamation day of the Republic of Latvia, which was held at the Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, Amb. Aris Vigants of Latvia said, “I believe that this particular page of our mutual history makes o
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Stanford University on November 17 with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the APEC Summit and held a roundtable discussion on cooperation in the high-tech sector between Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The event was organized by three Stanford research centers, which jointly hosted the leaders of Japan and South Korea, two key U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region. More than 400 people, including Stanford University officials and university students, attended the summit. It was the first time the leaders of So
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin held a meeting with Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko on November 15, on the occasion of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting held in San Francisco. Both Ministers welcomed the in-depth discussions across various fields that took place during the Korea-Japan Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue, which resumed after a nine-year hiatus, and committed to further enhance exchanges between the diplomatic authorities of the two countries at various levels in the future. They discussed issues and mutual interests between Korea and Japan
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