By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on the morning of September 20 for the first time since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1963. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Mauritania's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon suggested that Mauritania, which has abundant mineral resources such as iron ore, copper, and gold, explore ways to strengthen
By Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting New York to attend the 78th high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Colombia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon expressed his pleasure to hold the first bilateral summit with Colombia, the only country in Latin America that participated in the Korean War, and thanked the country for its
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit with Hungarian President Katalin Novák on Sept. 20. During the meeting, President Yoon expressed his appreciation for Hungary's support for the Busan 2030 World Expo and encouraged the two countries to work together to make the Expo an opportunity to take bilateral relations to the next level. President Yoon expressed his pleasure at the recent high-level exchanges between the two countries, including today's meeting with Prime Minister Orbán on the si
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 Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Israel's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. Yoon noted that the Korea-Israel Free Trade Agreement, which came into effect in December last year, is significant as it is the first free trade agreement South Korea has signed with a Middle Eastern country, and that t
By Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Bulgaria's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations. The two leaders praised the comprehensive and forward-looking partnership (established in 2015) that the two countries have developed in all fields, and expressed their hope that the summit will further revitalize high-level exch
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting New York to attend the 78th high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the afternoon of September 20. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Greece's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon congratulated Prime Minister Mitsotakis on his election to a second term in June, and expressed his pleasure that relations with Greece, which sent more than 10,000 troops to fight for f
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 Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee made a surprise visit to the Paldo Market, which is open for Chuseok at Yongsan Children's Garden on the morning of September 24. Adults shopping for holy items at the market and children playing on the lawn were delighted to see them. The president and his wife took photos with each child who visited the market with their parents and wished them a happy holiday. The President and his wife first visited the booths for traditional games such as tteokmechigi and tuho and enjoyed traditional games with the children, asking them
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on the morning of September 21. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Ecuador's 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 since taking office with President Lasso, who has deep ties to Korea as he served as the Honorary Consul of Korea in Guayaquil, Ecuador (December 2000-J