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
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in conjunction with his participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on July 11. The two leaders, meeting for the first time since President Yoon's inauguration, acknowledged the rapid development of a close relationship between the two countries since establishing a strategic partnership in 2021, following the resumption of diplomatic relations in 1989. They emphasized the substantial deepening of cooperation, as evidenced by the record-breaking bilateral trade volume
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on July 11, as part of his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. During the meeting, they exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations, enhancing substantial cooperation, international situation trends, and cooperation strategies on the international stage. President Yoon emphasized the significance of the recent high-level exchanges between the two countries, including the visit of the Swedish Prime Minister to Korea, considering Sweden as a long-st
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
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol met with a US Senate delegation visiting Lithuania on July 11, local time, as part of their activities as observers of the US Senate NATO Observer Group. During the meeting, they exchanged views on the ROK-US alliance, the Ukraine issue, and cooperation between South Korea and the NATO. President Yoon expressed his gratitude for the wholehearted and bipartisan support shown by members of the US Congress for the ROK-US alliance during his joint address to Congress in April. He stated that the meeting with the US Senate delegation on the occasion of t
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
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
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on July 11 on the occasion of his participation in the NATO Summit to discuss the development of bilateral relations, enhancement of substantive cooperation, trends in the international situation, and cooperation on the global stage. President Yoon expressed gratitude for Norway's long-standing friendship as a country that dispatched a medical support unit during the Korean War, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. He also expressed expectations for th