Newly accredited Ambassador Rodolfo Solano of Costa Rica hosted a reception at the Belle-Vue Suite of Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Jan. 15, 2016 to mark the occasion of his presentation of credentials to President Park Geun-hye at Cheong Wa Dae. Attending the reception, among the guests, were Director Ch

The following are details of an interview with Charge d’Affaires Kiromov Salohiddin of Tajikistan in Seoul on the occasion of the New Year’s Day in 2016.?Ed. ▲Charge d’Affaires Kiromov Salohiddin of TajikistanOutlook of increased trade and economic cooperation between your country and Korea in the N

The following article was contributed to by Ambassador Khamsouay Keodalavong of Laos in Seoul The Korea Post on the occasion publication of a New Year Special Report on the countries with increasing volume of cooperation with Korea in various fields.?Ed. ▲Ambassador Khamsouay Keodalavong of LaosAt t

His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain is scheduled to make an official visit to Seoul this year and many important events are being prepared for this occasion. This was disclosed at a recent interview with Ambassador Gonzalo Ortiz of Spain in Seoul. He also said that last year Korea’s imports from Spa

It is my great honor and pleasure to address this New Year’s greetings to you. Poland has established official diplomatic ties with Korea 27 years ago and the bilateral relations have been flourishing ever since. The economic cooperation between Poland and Korea is a pivotal part of the relationship

It was just after a decade of the end of Korean War, when Ethiopia and Korea had established their diplomatic relations in 1963. As it is well known, Ethiopia was one of the sixteen United Nations member countries responded to the call of UN security Council to preserve peace and security in Korean

The following New Year Message 2016 of Ambassador Md. Zulfiqur Rahman of Bangladesh in Seoul was contributed to The Korea Post for publication.?Ed.Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul has ended 2015 with a high note at the backdrop of strengthening of bilateral relations between Korea and Bangladesh. We have

The following New Year Message of Ambassador Abdulla AlRomaithi of the UAE was contributed to The Korea Post for publication with a view to further promoting the close ties of cooperation between the UAE and Korea.?Ed.I seize the opportunity of the New Year to express my sincere and heart-felt congr

The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Korea launched on Jan. 9, 2016 its annual program, “Welcome to Oman,” as part of its participation in the Diplomatic International Forum of Seoul 2016 organized by HOBY Korea at Yonsei University in Incheon. ▲Ambassador Mohamed AlHarthyAmbassador Mohamed AlHar

Ambassador Krzysztof Ignacy Majka of Poland in Seoul said that Korea is the second largest economic partner of Poland in Asia and that Poland is the biggest trade partner of Korea in the Central and Eastern region of Europe. Speaking at an exclusive interview with The Korea Post conducted recently,

Ambassador Krzysztof lgnacy Majka of Poland hosted a luncheon for a number of journalists at the Seoul Club on Dec. 30, 2015. It was in appreciation of the support given the Republic of Poland by the media throughout the year and to brief the media representatives on the New Year Plans of Poland. He

“Poland and South Korea have many similarities and common features, not just when referring to the history, but also when looking at the present and future.” So said Mrs. Zofia Majka, wife of the ambassador of Poland in Seoul at a recent interview with The Korea Post. She said, “Trade is currently a

The Republic of Costa Rica has strongly condemned North Korea’s nuclear test and issued a strongly worded statement against it. Details follow:The government of the Republic of Costa Rica strongly condemns the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on January 6th, which

Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and Mrs. Manilath Keodalavong hosted a reception at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Dec. 2, 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Founding of the their country and the 20th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea

A celebration meeting of the translation and publication of the Basic Law of the Sultanate of Oman by the Institute of Middle Eastern Affairs (IAEA) of Myungji University was held at the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Seoul on Dec. 16, 2015.The meeting was attended by Ambassador Mohamed Salim A

It appears that Korea and Tajikistan are in for substantially increased cooperation for mutual benefit.President Park Geun-hye hosted a summit meeting with President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan at the EXCO Convention Center in Daegu last April on the occasion of his visit to Korea to attend the Wor

A round-table meeting was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2015 with the attendance of Ambassador Ambassador Botirjon Asadov of the Republic of Uzbekistan (second from left) speaks at a meeting with Korean university professors, including Prof. Lee Sangjoon of Ko

President Park Geun-hye will attend the Summit with President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman followed by Summit with Prime Ministers of “Visegrad Four” Countries in Prague on 2 and 3 December 2015. This year Korea and the Czech Republic commemorate the 25th anniversary of establishment of the dip

On the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Angola on Nov. 11, 2015, Ambassador and Mrs. Albino Malungo hosted a reception at Lotte Hotel in Seoul to celebrate the auspicious occasion.The reception was attended by Speaker Chung Eui-Hwa of the National Assembly, Dep

The Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia is pleased to inform that on November 18, 2015, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Marko Machicao participated in the official launch of the 2016 Dakar Rally that was organized by Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) and held in Paris, France. Next year