On the sidelines of the 37th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met bilaterally with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto of Hungary on February 26, during which the two top diplomats discussed ways to enhance the Republic of Kore
The following are based on an exclusive interview with Mrs. Difie Agyarko Kusi, Ambassador of Ghana to the Republic of Korea conducted by The Korea Post for publication on the occasion of the 61st Independence Day celebration on March 6, 2018. Question: Congratulations on the National
Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong Yeon attended the 1st Korea-Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Ministers’ Meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on February 13.According to the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong Yeon attended the 1st Korea-Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Ministers’ Meeting in T
Question: What is the impression of your Head of Government concerning President Moon Jae-in? If there have been any remarks made by your Head of Government concerning President Moon, please elaborate (by order of importance in Your Excellency's opinion).Answer: There is great respect and admira
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Korea, Ambassador Mohamed Alharthy of the Sultanate of Oman hosted a reception to bid farewell for four outgoing envoys who have completed their tenure and who will be homeward bound shortly and to welcome 12 new ambassadors recently accredited to the Republic of Kore
By Kalangari Rwehumbiza, The Korea Post correspondentThe official Opening of Tanzania Embassy's in South Korea on Jan. 31 was accompanied by another big event of diplomatic ties between two countries which is 25 years of diplomatic relations. Special guests were the Minister of Foreign Affairs D
Ambassador Myrat Mammetaliyev of Turkmenistan in Seoul hosted a press meeting at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2018, and explained to the media on the main directions of foreign policy of his country and prospects for cooperation with the Republic of Korea. The following are excer
The following are excerpts from an interview with Ambassador Petar Andonov of Bulgaria in Seoul conducted by The Korea Post media (publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language publications) on the occasion of the National Day of Bulgaria on March 3, 2018.—Ed. Question: Congratul
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporter Ms. Sua KimThe Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is obviously in good hands and is in for a rapid economic development and remarkable improvement in all spheres of society in the country. This became immediately apparent at a recent interview with Ambas
The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is providing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and other assistance to help ensure security during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Sunday.The USFK's UAVs have been mobilized for surveillance activities around all stadiums to
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post media with Editor Linda Youn“The trade between Iran and Korea surpassed $12 billion last year. During this period, Iran's exports to Korea grew by 100% to $8 billion compared with the same period last year. Korea's exports to Iran were $ 4 billion
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier agreed Thursday to enhance their countries' cooperation on bilateral and global issues, including climate change and the North Korean nuclear standoff.The agreement came in a bilateral summit held at Seoul's pres
Ambassador Manisha Gunasekera of Sri Lanka said, “Given Sri Lanka’s long history and long democratic tradition influenced by many peoples and cultures, it is fitting to celebrate this important milestone with our food, which is emblematic of all those cosmopolitan influences.”Ambassador Gunasekera m
The following are excerpts from an interview with Ambassador Olexander Horin of Ukraine in Seoul recently conducted by The Korea Post media for publication.—Ed. Question: Please introduce Ukraine’s major achievements in 2017. Answer:Ukraine has completed the year 2017 with a num
"Poland is Korea’s 10th most important investment target in Europe and altogether Korean investments in Poland in 2016 were worth US$40 million. In 2016, there were 14 new Korean investments in Poland. Poland is considered to be one of the leading Central European forces in attracting Korean invest
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Feature Editor Kim Tae-moonFive is a lucky number not only in Korea but in various other countries of Asia such as Japan, China and other Chinese character-using countries. This year in 2018, Brazil meets with the lucky number three times, and this was immediately app
South Korea will closely coordinate with the United States as it pursues dialogue with North Korea, Seoul's top envoy to the United Nations has said.On his Facebook page Monday, Amb. Cho Tae-yul said he discussed the recent inter-Korean talks during a speech hosted by the U.N. Association of New
The White House expressed hope Wednesday that North Koreans will get "a small taste of freedom" when they march together with South Koreans at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The two Koreas agreed earlier in the day to march under a "unified Korea" flag and field a joint
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan met to discuss cooperation on North Korea and other issues of mutual concern, including friction over Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday.Kang Kyung-wha met with her Japanese counterpart Taro
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday that North Korea will continue to face sanctions until it takes "decisive steps" to abandon its nuclear weapons program.Tillerson was speaking at a foreign ministers' meeting in Vancouver, Canada, that focused on addressing the threat posed by