By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The World Masters Committee, led by Chairman Kim Min Chaon, hosted a grand event, “World Masters Committee Culture Day 2024 - International Culture Day 2024,” to share its vision of a world united by culture and the arts. The event, which was attended by more than 270 people from some 40 foreign embassies in Seoul, Korean world masters, culture-related celebrities, was an international cultural exchange event organized by the World Masters Committee for a better future. The committee, which began its activities in 2007, has established an international cultur
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Beomeosa Temple in Geumjeong-gu, Busan on Oct. 22, 2024. Beomeosa Temple is said to be one of the three major temples in Yeongnam, along with Hapcheon Haeinsa Temple and Yangsan Tongdosa Temple, and is a Korean popular temple that has nurtured many highly virtuous monks, including Euisangdaesa, Wonhyodaesa, and Manhae Han Yong-woon. It served the country as a field hospital during the Korean War and was designated as a national memorial facility in 2023 along with Tongdosa Temple. This is only the second time a sitting presiden
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol received British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Oct. 21 and exchanged views on ways to develop bilateral relations between South Korea and the United Kingdom. President Yoon assessed the close high-level communication between the two countries, including the summit with new British Prime Minister David Cameron on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in July, and expressed his hope that the two countries will further strengthen cooperation as “global strategic partners” in various fields in accordance with the “Downing Street Accord” agre
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol spoke by phone on Oct. 21 at the request of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte to share information on the deployment of North Korean combatants to Russia and discuss ways forward. In the calls, the President congratulated Secretary General Rutte on his inauguration (Oct. 1) and said he looks forward to working closely with him to ensure that South Korea and NATO can jointly contribute to security in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic. The President explained that North Korea has gone beyond providing lar
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By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The Diplomacy Journal reporter met with Chef Kim Han-sol, owner of Casa Italy on Jahamun-ro 8-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, to learn more about Italian food. Casa Italia is a restaurant that serves Italian cuisine based on Italian cuisine and seasonal Korean ingredients. Casa Italia serves original Italian cuisine based on Italian cuisine, but with fresh seasonal ingredients from Korea. The menu changes according to the changing seasons, providing a unique experience where you can enjoy the deep flavors of Italian cuisine and the freshness of Korean ingredients at t
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The following is the joint statement on the establishment of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea comprehensive strategic partnership. -- Ed. WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK), gathered on the occasion of the 25th ASEAN-ROK Summit to Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Dialogue Relations on 10 October 2024, in Vientiane, the Lao People's Democratic Republic; NOTING with satisfaction the remarkable development of ASEAN-ROK relations and the significant progress made in ASEAN-ROK cooperation since
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting Laos to attend the ASEAN Summit, held a summit with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Norman Albanese in Vientiane, Laos, on October 11, and exchanged views on practical cooperation between the two countries and regional and global issues. The President expressed his pleasure at the active high-level exchanges between the two countries and hoped that Korea and Australia, as similarly positioned countries with shared values, would continue to deepen communication and cooperation at all levels based on their 'Comprehensi
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in Vientiane, Laos, for the ASEAN-related summit, held talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Oct. 10. The President expressed his pleasure that bilateral relations are developing day by day in line with the 'comprehensive strategic partnership' based on active high-level exchanges, and hoped that the two countries will build on their close cooperation achievements and further expand strategic and forward-looking cooperation in multi-layered fields. Prime Minister Chinh said Vietnam will do its best to continue
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting Vientiane, Laos, for the ASEAN-related summit, held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for about 40 minutes on October 10. The two leaders appreciated that the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of Japan and South Korea was held just ten days after Prime Minister Ishiba took office, and decided to continue to meet and communicate closely whenever possible, including through shuttle diplomacy, to further accelerate the development of bilateral relations. The two leaders agreed th
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is in Vientiane, Laos, for the ASEAN Summit, held his first summit with Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith on Oct. 10 (local time). President Yoon congratulated the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) on the successful hosting of the ASEAN Summit, and expressed his pleasure that bilateral relations have been strengthening in various fields, including investment, infrastructure, environment, labor, and people-to-people exchanges, since the reestablishment of diplomatic relations in 1995. The President also expressed his inter
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The governments of South Korea and Singapore signed a Supply Chain Partnership Agreement (SCPA) on Oct. 8 during President Yoon Suk-yeol's state visit to Singapore. “We will strengthen supply chain cooperation with Singapore in the bio, energy, and high-tech industries and respond to supply chain disruptions together,” said President Yoon. “I and Prime Minister Wong agreed to further strengthen cooperation on supply chains for strategic goods and energy in response to the growing instability in the international economy,” Yoon said at a joint press conference
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Oct. 7 (local time) and agreed to expand economic cooperation, including cooperation on “mega-infrastructure” worth about $2 billion (2.69 trillion won), and strengthen cooperation in the defense and security fields. The two countries also upgraded their bilateral relationship to a “strategic partnership. This is the first formal bilateral relationship in 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. During the Korea-Philippines summit held in Manila, Philipp
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young During his state visit to Singapore, President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the Singapore Lecture organized by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore on October 9 and delivered a speech entitled “A Unified Korean Peninsula for a Free, Peaceful, and Prosperous Indo-Pacific.” The audience included leading public figures from all walks of life in Singapore, members of the diplomatic corps, Korean compatriots and international students. In his speech, the President noted that Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy of Freedom, Peace, and Prosperity and the