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May 18, 2018
Foreign Minister Attends 37th Session of UN Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha attended the 37th session of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), held in Havana, Cuba, becoming the first ROK Foreign Minister to do so.
ROK and Cuba Hold 1st Foreign Ministerial Meeting since Launches of New Governments
On the sidelines of the 37th session of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Cuba, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met bilaterally with her Cuban counterpart, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, on May 10.
Foreign Minister Holds Telephone Conversation with her US Counterpart
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha spoke over the phone with her US counterpart Mike Pompeo on May 16 at the request of the US Secretary of State, and exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, including North Korea’s notification of the postponement of high-level inter-Korean talks.
Vice Foreign Minister Cho Meets with Director General of IOM
On May 11, Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) William Lacy Swing, who was on a visit to the Republic of Korea, and exchanged views on the ROK’s migration policies, and ways to step up cooperation between the ROK and the IOM.
MOFA Spokesperson’s Commentary on Japan’s Diplomatic Bluebook 2018
The government of the Republic of Korea strongly protests the Japanese government’s repeated inclusion of unjust sovereignty claims over Dokdo, an integral part of the ROK’s territory, in its Diplomatic Bluebook issued on May 15. The ROK government strongly urges the Japanese government to immediately withdraw such claims.
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