The EU Delegation in Seoul welcomed new Ambassador-designate Michael Reiterer, who arrived in Seoul on Feb. 17, 2017. Ambassador Reiterer, former Principal Advisor for Asia and Pacific at the EU's European External Action Service (EEAS), is an Austrian citizen. Ambassador Reiterer

SEOUL, Jan. 9 - Director Kim Kwan-jin of the National Security Office of the Republic of Korea said Sunday that North Korea's nuclear and missile programs pose threats not only to the South but also to the United States. Yonhap and other Korean-language news media reported Monday.Kim made the re

(ATTN: CHANGES deployment timing in 3rd para)SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A group of seven South Korean opposition lawmakers on Wednesday embarked on a three-day trip to Beijing to discuss diplomatic tension between the two countries over Seoul's plan to deploy a U.S. missile shield.The delegation

Ambassador Mohamed Gello of the Republic of Kenya in Seoul said that his country was hopeful that Korean businesses will increase their investment in Kenya following the exchange of visits by the Heads of Government of the two countries. Excerpts from the interview follow: Question: W

Turkmenistan is going to meet the 25th Independence and steadily increases pace of development, continues the intensification of the national economy, reaching new horizons of prosperity and well-being. Our country in accordance with the constitutional level indicates that the person is declared as

In the current year of 2016, Turkmenistan celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its independence. Independence is the sacred value for all the people of Turkmenistan.25 years to historical measures is small term, but for our country, on scale of transformations, this period became equal to an era. On t

Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia and is primarily covered by desert. Not yet over-run by tourists, Turkmenistan is renowned for its hospitality and rich oriental country. Visit sleepy desert cities along the Great Silk Road, experience vibrant bazaars filled with delicious local food and in

The diplomatic ties between Turkmenistan and Republic of Korea were established in February 1992. For the past 24 years Turkmenistan and Republic of Korea have been developing their fruitful cooperation. Since then agreements and arrangements have been successfully realized in many spheres.On the in

Turkmenistan is located in a favorable geographical situation at the crossroads of the main routes of the continent providing the countries of the Region the rapidly forming in our state the multimodal transport infrastructure to ensure strategic transit corridors of Euroasia. This fact and the cons

By Lee Kyung-sik, Publisher of The Korea PostWith Prof. Jackson Ngari of Kenya President Luis Guillermo Solis of the Republic of Costa Rica said that there are four important areas for increased cooperation between Korea and his country and they include security, health, small-medium industries and

The following are excerpts from a congratulatory speech of Ambassador Gabor Csaba of Hungary in Seoul delivered on the occasion of accreditation of President Chang Jekuk of Dongsuh University in Busan as honorary consul of Hungary for Busan on Oct. 5, 2016.?Ed. Mayor Suh Byung-su, President Chang Je

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication.?Ed. In Uzbekistan the foundation of building a new state and society based on the five principles developed by country's First President Islam Karimov. One of them is the principle of supremacy of law. There

Ambassador Riyad A.H. Almubaraky of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Seoul said that there are many competitive fields for the Korean companies in Saudi Arabia and that among them are renewable energy, petrochemicals, transportation, construction and tourism. Then he said that among the most popular K

From the first days ofindependence, Uzbekistan has been following a path on building a democraticstate and just civil society. Looking back on 25-year path of independent development,we can say with full confidence that the huge work for socio-economic andsocio-political reforms, which led to large-

Ambassador Milan Lajciak of Slovakia in Seoul said that the diplomatic relations between Korea and Slovakia were established on the first day of independence of the Slovak Republic and that they have trodden an intensive development path, which has been dominated by close economic cooperation during

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President Park Geun-hye attended a business forum in Bogota, Colombia, during her visit to South America, on April 17 last year.At the meeting, President Park Geun-hye of Korea said, “Now it is time for bilateral cooperation between Korea and Colombia to go beyond existing areas and to encompass inf

President Tsakhia Elbegdorj of the Republic of Mongolia visited Korea on May 19, 2016 and had summit talks with President Park Geun-hye at the Presidential Mansion of Cheong Wa Dae. At this juncture, The Korea Post recently interviewed Ambassador Ganbold Baasanjav to hear about the latest developmen

The Republic of Korea and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are obviously in for a long, long ‘honeymoon’?whereas Vietnam looms larger and larger as a close partner of Korea in the economic, social and various other fields.It appears that President Park Geun-hye, in particular, seems to take a stron

Ambassador Myrat Mammetalyyev of the Republic of Turkmenistan in Seoul said that the Republic of Korea is one of the most important investment partners of Turkmenistan and that a good example of this is the successful activity of the largest Korean companies that operate in various fields of Turkmen