[322nd Edition]
October 13, 2017
Foreign Minister Meets with IAEA Director General Amano
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano on September 29, and exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, including the North Korean nuclear issue.
Foreign Minister Engages in Outreach Activities at US Senate and House of Representatives
On September 26, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, who is on a visit to Washington, D.C., held a series of meetings with members of the US Senate and House of Representatives, and exchanged views on the ROK-US alliance and the North Korean nuclear threat.
Vice Foreign Minister Lim Visits Kyrgyzstan
Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam visited Kyrgyzstan on September 26 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Republic of Korea-Kyrgyzstan diplomatic relations and the 80th anniversary of the settlement of ethnic Koreans in Central Asian countries in 2017.
Committee on Operation of Global Disease Eradication Fund Holds its Second Meeting
The government of the Republic of Korea held the second meeting of the committee on the operation of the Global Disease Eradication Fund on September 28. In the meeting, chaired by Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, participants deliberated and set strategies for implementing the Fund’s new projects over the next five years, from 2017 to 2021.
ROK Government to Provide Earthquake-Hit Mexico with US$1 Million in Humanitarian Assistance
The government of the Republic of Korea will provide one million US dollars in humanitarian assistance to Mexico, which sustained massive damage from the earthquake on September 19.
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