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February 22, 2019
President Moon and US President Trump Hold Phone Talks on 2nd US-NK Summit
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 19 spoke over the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on bilateral cooperation to ensure success in the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit scheduled for Feb. 27-28 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
1st Meeting of Preparatory Committee for 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit Takes Place
The first plenary meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit (head: Foreign Minister) took place from 15:00 till 16:00, February 20 to ensure a successful ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit, to be held in the ROK late this year.
Outcome of Meeting between Foreign Minister and Chairman of Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met with Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Khaldoon Khalifa Al-Mubarak at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 16:30-17:00, February 19.
5th ROK-EU High-level Political Dialogue Takes Place
Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, together with Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Jean-Christophe Belliard, who was on a visit to the Republic of Korea, held the fifth Republic of Korea-European Union high-level political dialogue.
US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Fannon Visits ROK
On February 20, Deputy Minister for Economic Affair of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yun Kang-hyeon met with United States Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Francis Fannon, who is on a visit to the Republic of Korea from February 19 till 21, and discussed ways to increase comprehensive cooperation between the ROK and the US in the energy sector .
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