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  [416th Edition] January 23, 2020 MOFA NEWS  
 
 
 
 
Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets with Consultative Board of Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang, Kyung-wha met with the members of the 5th Consultative Board of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) -- Secretary-General Michigami Hisashi as well as Deputy Secretaries-General Kang Do-ho and Cao Jing -- at 15:00-15:20, January 21. The Minister commended the Consultative Board, which had been launched in September 2019, for its efforts to advance cooperation among the three Northeast Asian countries, and exchanged views on ways for the TCS to contribute in the future.
 
 
 
16th ROK-EU Joint Committee Meeting Takes Place
16th ROK-EU Joint Committee Meeting Takes Place
The 16th meeting of the Joint Committee between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the European Union (EU) took place in Brussels on January 21, bringing together some 50 delegates from both sides. The ROK delegation was led by Yun Kang-hyeon, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
7th Meeting of ROK-Ecuador Joint Committee Takes Place
7th Meeting of ROK-Ecuador Joint Committee Takes Place
Mr. Jo Yung-joon, Director-General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, held the 7th meeting of the Republic of Korea-Republic of Ecuador Joint Committee with Ms. Laura Donoso, Undersecretary for Africa, Asia and Oceania of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Quito, Ecuador, on January 20.
MOFA Spokesperson’s Statement on Japanese Government’s Expansion and Relocation of “National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty”
MOFA Spokesperson’s Statement on Japanese Government’s Expansion and Relocation of “National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty”
The government of the Republic of Korea strongly protests the Japanese government’s expansion and relocation of the so-called “National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty” in Tokyo Metropolis and its opening today, aimed at strengthening unjust claims over Dokdo, an integral part of the ROK’s territory, and urges its closure.
MOFA Spokesperson’s Statement on Crisis in Venezuela
MOFA Spokesperson’s Statement on Crisis in Venezuela
The government of the Republic of Korea welcomes Venezuela’s interim President Juan Guaidó’s re-election as speaker of the National Assembly on January 5, 2020, and continues to support him. The ROK government hopes that free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections will be held under the leadership of interim President Guaidó.
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