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UN members Korea and Morocco continue to increase win-win cooperation, friendship
UNJournal Jon Lee | Ambassador Shafiq Rachai of the Kingdom of Morocco in Seoul said, "The Royal Throne is the cornerstone that has sustained the Moroccan nation for a long time and is the most important national symbol that unites the royal family and the people.” Speaking at a gala reception hosted by the Embassy of Morocco in Seoul at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel on July 30, 2026, Ambassador Rachai then added, "Today, we are celebrating not only the 27th anniversary of His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s accession but also the national development and reforms achieved under the King’s lead
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2026-08-06 11:42
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UN headquarters South Korea, Brazil Elevate Ties Following President Lee's State Visit to Brasília
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea paid a state visit to Brazil from 26 to 29 July 2026 at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, reciprocating Lula's visit to Korea in February of this year. Lee was accompanied by ministers, senior officials and a large delegation of business executives, in a visit that both leaders described as reflecting positive momentum in bilateral relations built through five meetings over just over a year. The visit followed the historic elevation of Korea-Brazil relations to a Strategic Partnership, agre
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-08-04 13:58
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South Korea South Korea, Uzbekistan Hold Fourth Consular Consultation After 12-Year Gap
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | South Korea's Government Representative for Overseas Citizen Protection and Consular Affairs, Lim Sang-woo, held the fourth Korea-Uzbekistan Consular Consultation with Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister Abdullaev Olimjon in Tashkent on the morning of 3 August, marking the first such meeting between the two countries in roughly 12 years. The talks covered a broad range of consular issues, including improving conditions for the entry, exit and residence of Korean nationals in Uzbekistan, and the protection of Korean citizens residing in the country. Previous rounds of the con
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-08-04 12:49
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South Korea South Korea, Kazakhstan Discuss Science and Technology Cooperation Ahead of Inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summi
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | South Korea's First Vice Minister of Science and ICT, Koo Hyuk-chae, met with Kazakh Ambassador to Korea Asset Issenali on 4 August at the Government Complex Sejong to discuss science and technology cooperation between the two countries, with a focus on combining their respective strengths in resources and technical talent. Both sides welcomed the upcoming first Korea-Central Asia Summit, scheduled to take place in Seoul in September, and emphasized the potential for expanded science and technology cooperation ahead of the meeting. Officials noted that Kazakhstan holds
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-08-04 11:26
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기본분류 Michelle Steel Assumes Post as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Ending 18-Month Vacancy
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Michelle Steel has assumed her post as the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, filling a position that had remained vacant for a year and a half. She is the second Korean-American to serve as U.S. ambassador to Seoul, following former Ambassador Sung Kim, and the first Korean-American woman to hold the position. "I respectfully greet the people of Korea," Ambassador Steel said upon assuming her post. "Although I was born in Seoul, I stand here representing the United States." She added that South Korea and the United States "should jointly try to realize U.S. President
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-07-31 13:42
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South Korea President Lee Jae-myung Begins Official Visit to Chile, Highlights Cooperation in Critical Minerals, Clean Energy and AI
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | South Korean President Lee Jae-myung began a two-day official visit to Chile on 29 July (local time), opening his trip with a meeting with the Korean community in Santiago. The visit marks the first trip to Chile by a sitting South Korean president in 11 years and is expected to advance relations with a country that was South Korea's first free trade agreement partner. The community meeting brought together around 100 representatives of Korean expatriate organizations in Chile, including the Korean Association in Chile, a senior citizens' association, and a restaurant
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-07-30 15:25
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UN members Peru Marks 205th Independence Anniversary with Official Reception in Seoul
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | The Embassy of Peru in the Republic of Korea hosted an official reception on 28 July 2026 at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul to mark the 205th anniversary of Peru's independence, drawing approximately 350 guests including senior Korean government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of international organizations, and figures from the business, academic and media sectors. Won Chong-dae, Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, delivered congratulatory remarks at the event, reaffirming the shared commitment of Peru and Korea to s
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-07-30 14:54
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UN headquarters South Korea's Middle East Peace Envoy Attends Fifth CEAPAD Ministerial Meeting in Manila
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Lee Kyung-chul, South Korea's special representative for Middle East peace at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) in Manila, Philippines, on July 22, held on the sidelines of ASEAN-related foreign ministers' meetings. During his visit, Lee held discussions with key figures on the Israeli-Palestinian issue and broader Middle East affairs. CEAPAD is a forum launched in February 2013 under Japanese leadership to discuss ways East Asian countries can suppor
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-07-23 13:46
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UN members A 7kg boy, Tim, a rescue request letter from Gaza
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun| The tragedy of 6-year-old Hind Rajab, who cried out, “I’m so scared. Please come and take me,” while isolated among the corpses of her family amidst the horrors of war, left a deep shock on the entire world. The “23 minutes of silence” highlighted by the film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' continues to resonate deeply within our society. In the Gaza Strip, another young life is waiting for a desperate rescue. Recently, as President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea emphasized international humanitarian principles regarding the situation in the West Bank, messages of support and g
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-04-29 12:13
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UN members South Korea, the US, and Japan hold a foreign ministers' meeting
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, who is in New York to attend the 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Session, held a South Korea, the US, and Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting on September 22 with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya. They discussed pending issues on the Korean Peninsula and in the region, as well as ways to enhance trilateral economic and security cooperation, and adopted a joint statement. Minister Cho expressed his gratitude for attending the meeting for the first time since taking office, at a time when the commitm
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-23 14:19
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UN members South Korea and China hold director-general level regular consultations
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Director-General for Northeast and Central Asian Affairs Kang Young-shin held a consultation in Seoul with the Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Liu Jinsong on July 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The previous ROK-China director-general-level consultation was held on December 30, 2024, in China. Both sides agreed to maintain communication at all levels, building on their shared understanding of the need to seize the opportunity of the upcoming APEC Summit in Gyeongju to furt
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-07-04 11:44
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UN members South Korea welcomes adoption of resolution on human rights in DPRK
By UN Journal Kayla Lee The government of the Republic of Korea welcomed the adoption by consensus at the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on April 3 (Geneva time) of a resolution on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which was co-sponsored by 54 countries including the Republic of Korea. The adoption of the resolution by consensus for ten consecutive years testifies to the international community’s concern over the dire human rights situation in the DPRK and sends a united message from the international community cal
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-04-07 10:32
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UN members South Korea, Spain discuss foreign policies toward Latin America
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Lee Jooil, Director-General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who visited Madrid, Spain, held the 5th meeting of the Korean and Spanish Directors-General for Latin American and Caribbean affairs with Francisco Javier Gasso Matoses, Director-General for Ibero-America and the Caribbean at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 19. The two directors-general exchanged views on the rapidly changing global environment and the consequent changes in the Latin American situation. They also discussed foreign policies toward La
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-03-24 15:25
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UN members South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Cuba
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young South Korea established diplomatic relations with Cuba on Feb. 14 in a surprise announcement that could pose a setback to North Korea that has long boasted brotherly ties with the Latin American country. In New York, the two countries' representatives to the United Nations exchanged diplomatic notes, marking the establishment of formal ties. Cuba is the 193rd country which South Korea has built diplomatic relations with. The announcement marked a culmination of Seoul's steadfast efforts to build a formal relationship with Cuba and expand its diplomatic foothold in C
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2024-02-15 16:53
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South Korea South Korea's military strength ranks 5th in the world, up one notch
By Lee Kap-soo South Korea's military strength is the fifth strongest in the world, according to a new report. North Korea, on the other hand, was ranked 36th. According to the '2024 Global Firepower' report released by the U.S. military power assessment organization Global Firepower (GFP) on Jan. 19, South Korea scored 0.1416 on the military power assessment index, ranking fifth among 145 countries surveyed. This is an improvement from last year's ranking (6th). South Korea's GFP military power ranking has steadily risen to ninth in 2013 and seventh in 2014, and has remained at sixth from 202
- Lee kap-soo 기자
- 2024-01-19 14:56
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