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
By Kayla Lee 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 Terrance Drew of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the morning of September 21. During the meeting, President Yoon requested St. Kitts and Nevis' support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon said he was especially pleased to meet with Prime Minister Drew during this special year, which marks the 40th anniversary of St. Kitts and Nevis' independence and the 40th anniversary of
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone on the afternoon of September 21. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Sierra Leone's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon congratulated President Bio on his re-election as President in June, and encouraged the two countries to work closely together to promote common values as they expand bilateral cooperation in areas suc
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 meeting with President Stevo Pendarovski of North Macedonia on the afternoon of September 21, the first such meeting since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2019. President Yoon congratulated North Macedonia on its membership in the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and requested North Macedonia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo. Yoon said he looks forward to expanding cooperation with North Macedonia, which has a competitive automo
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 Kayla Lee 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 President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh of Mongolia on the afternoon of September 21. During the meeting, President Yoon reiterated Mongolia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views with President Khurelsukh on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Yoon assessed that the two countries have great potential for cooperation in various fields such as eco-friendly, distribution, and minerals, and called for President Khurelsukh's interes
By Kim Ji-eun President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau on the afternoon of September 21. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Guinea-Bissau's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon noted that Guinea-Bissau's leadership in promoting peace and security in the region during its recent chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (July 22-23) was impre
By Kayla Lee First Lady Kim Keon-hee met with Mrs. Jamileh Alamolhoda, the spouse of the President of Iran, in New York City on September 20 (local time). The meeting was organized at the request of the Iranian side at a time when both countries are looking forward to improving relations, and it is the first time that the spouse of the President of South Korea has met with the spouse of the President of Iran. Mrs. Alamolhoda expressed the hope that the two countries will work together in a variety of areas, including cultural cooperation, as well as in areas such as low birth rates, family iss