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UN members Italian PM Meloni to Visit Seoul, Hold Summit with President Lee on Jan. 19
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will pay an official visit to South Korea from January 17 to 19, Cheong Wa Dae announced, marking the first visit by a European leader since the inauguration of Lee Jae-myung. The visit will also be the first time South Korea welcomes a foreign leader at Cheong Wa Dae since the presidential office returned there, and the first bilateral summit visit by an Italian prime minister in 19 years. President Lee and Prime Minister Meloni are scheduled to hold summit talks and an official luncheon on January 19. Expanding Cooperation in Tra
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- 2026-01-12 15:25
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UN members Large-Scale Transformations for the Well-Being of Future Generations: The President of Kazakhstan on Ongoing Reforms
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | In his recent interview published on January 5, 2026, in the newspaper Turkistan, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev offered a comprehensive and candid assessment of the country’s development trajectory, laying out his vision for Kazakhstan’s path towards modernization. His remarks reflect not only impressive economic achievements, but also deep structural changes shaping the future of our nation. He stated that “This year will be pivotal for our country, as a number of critically important events will take place that will define Kazakhstan’s
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- 2026-01-12 14:15
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UN members President Tokayev Meets with Mayors of Local Governments
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | On November 28, 2025, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed a dialogue platform for rural akims (mayors), outlining his vision for the long-term development of remote areas. Kazakhstan’s Political Reforms: Evolution Instead of Shock Change President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is implementing a large-scale transformation of Kazakhstan’s political system by pursuing an evolutionary path of development based on institutional reform and a carefully calibrated sequence of actions. Since 2019, Kazakhstan has adopted around twenty laws aimed at modernizing its political system
- 이성준 기자
- 2026-01-12 13:52
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UN members President Lee Jae-myung to Visit Japan on the 13th and 14th for a South Korea-Japan Summit
UNJournal Jon Lee | The Blue House announced that President Lee Jae-myung will visit Nara Prefecture, Japan, for a two-day, one-night trip on January 13th and 14th to hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi. This visit was made at the invitation of the Japanese government, following the suggestion during the summit with Prime Minister Takaichi at last year's Gyeongju APEC summit that "the next shuttle diplomacy should be held in Nara, the Prime Minister's hometown."This marks the third meeting between President Lee and Prime Minister Takaichi, less than three months after his inaug
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- 2026-01-12 13:38
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UN members President Lee and President Xi Hold Summit, Vowing to Make 2026 the "Inaugural Year" for Full Restoration of Ties
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | BEIJING — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a 90-minute summit on Jan. 5, 2026, agreeing to fully restore bilateral relations and significantly expand cooperation across the economic, cultural, and security sectors. A Turning Point in Strategic Partnership The summit, which took place at the Great Hall of the People, lasted 30 minutes longer than scheduled, reflecting the depth of the issues discussed. In his opening remarks, President Lee characterized the meeting as a "crucial momentum" to make 2026 the inaugural year for the
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- 2026-01-07 16:40
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UN members President Lee Concludes State Visit to China with Visit to Provisional Government Site in Shanghai
UNJournal Kayla Lee | President Lee Jae-myung on January 7 (local time) visited the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, concluding his four-day state visit to China. Upon arriving in Shanghai, President Lee first attended the Korea–China Venture Startup Summit, where he met with young entrepreneurs from both countries who are leading innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies. Participants exchanged views on expanding bilateral cooperation across cutting-edge industries. President Lee then paid tribute at the former Pr
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- 2026-01-07 12:18
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UN members Uzbekistan–Japan: Expanding the Boundaries of Strategic Partnership
UNJournal Jon Lee | In December 2025, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is scheduled to pay an official visit to Japan and participate in the high-level Central Asia–Japan Dialogue summit, according to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul on Dec. 17. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states on 26 January 1992, the development of Uzbek–Japanese cooperation has been one of the key priorities of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on mutual respect and trust, Tashkent and Tokyo are today building dynamic, multi-tiered cooperation cover
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- 2025-12-19 12:30
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UN members The 205th ROK-U.S. Joint Committee of the Status of Forces Agreement Joint Press Release
UNJournal Jon Lee | Representatives of the Republic of Korea and the United States of America held the 205th Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Joint Committee Meeting at Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek, on 12 December, 2025. The ROK delegation was led by Director-General Hong Jeepio, North American Affairs Bureau, the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The U.S. delegation was led by Lieutenant General David R. Iverson, Deputy Commander, United States Forces Korea. During the discussions, the two sides reaffirmed the seven decade-long ROK-U.S. partnership, recognized the importance of the ROK-U.S. SOF
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- 2025-12-19 12:19
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UN members Azerbaijan marks ‘Year of Constitution and Sovereignty’ in 2025
UNJournal Jon Lee | The outgoing year marks in Azerbaijan the 30th anniversary of our Constitution and the 5th anniversary of the Victory in the Patriotic War of 2020, which led to the restoration of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and full sovereignty. In recognition of these historic milestones, President Ilham Aliyev proclaimed 2025 as the “Year of Constitution and Sovereignty”. For centuries, the greatest dream of the Azerbaijani people has been to own an independent and sovereign state and to build a developed society based on national and moral values, solidarity, humanism, justice, a
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- 2025-12-19 12:10
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UN members (Exclusive) Aifeex, a global multi-level Ponzi scam
By UN Journal Lee Gil-ju Lured investors with false advertising of a NASDAQ listing... Withdrawals currently suspended - Damages estimated at hundreds of billions of won, with serious impact on ordinary citizens, including the elderly and housewives. Recently, Aifeex LTD, which lured investors with promises of high returns under the guise of an "AI-based automated fund system," has been revealed to be facing a massive redemption suspension, marking the end of a typical Ponzi scam. Aifeex operates in Korea, the United States, China, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia, raising concerns that
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- 2025-12-02 15:02
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UN members Vice Foreign Minister Park holds a meeting with his U.S. counterpart
By UN Journal Lee Gil-ju First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Yoon-joo, currently visiting the United States, held a with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at the US Department of State on December 1 (local time), and exchanged views on follow-up measures to the ROK-US summit. This Vice-Ministerial Meeting marked the first high-level meeting between the two countries since the two leaders' mutual visits in August and October. The two Vice Ministers commended the adoption of the Joint Fact Sheet (November 14), which outlines the agreements reached between the two leaders, and
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- 2025-12-02 10:35
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UN members WHO warns, “Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines”
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 – yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died from the virus last year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Nov. 28. Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating as millions of children remain under-immunized following years of COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption, according to the UN News. “Measles remains one of the most contagious respiratory viruses,” said Dr. Kate O’Brien, WHO’s Director of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals. “One person can infect up to 18 others. Many peopl
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- 2025-12-01 16:17
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UN members 8th Korea-Iran Director-General-Level Policy Consultation held in Tehran
By UN Journal Lee Gil-ju Jeong Kwang-yong, Director-General for African and Middle Eastern Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held the 8th Korea-Iran Director-General-Level Policy Consultation with Ali Asghar Mohammadi, Director-General for Asia and the Pacific Affairs at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Tehran on November 30, local time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Both sides recognized the holding of the 8th Consultation, held just six months after the 7th, as a testament to the efforts of both foreign ministries to sustain friendly relations. They exchanged vie
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- 2025-12-01 10:29
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UN members Korean government representative Park Il visits Sihanoukville in Cambodia
By UN Journal Lee Gil-ju Park Il, the Seoul government representative for the protection of overseas Koreans in Cambodia, visited Sihanoukville, a major hotspot for online scams in Cambodia, on November 27. He met with Police Chief Sar Ratha and Governor Mang Sineth to discuss responses to online scams and cooperation measures against Korean nationals. He was also accompanied by Korean police officers from the "Korea-Cambodia Joint Task Force for Korean Nationals" (abbreviated as the "Korea Task Force"). Park stated that the Korean government is paying particular attention to the ongoing incid
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- 2025-11-28 15:30
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UN members First Lady Kim holds a social engagement with Mrs. Erdoğan of Türkiye
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, accompanying President Lee Jae-myung on his visit to Türkiye, held a social engagement and conversation with Mrs. Emine Erdoğan, the First Lady of Türkiye, on Nov. 24. Following their visit to the Museum of Civilizations, the focus was on touring the National Library and attending cultural and artistic events. First, the two ladies visited the Korea Corner within the National Library of Türkiye. In the space stocked with various Korean books, including Korean language and Korean novels, Mrs. Erdoğan introduced, “The popularity of the Korean
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- 2025-11-26 11:07
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