Press Briefing

Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations Noh Kyu-duk

January 17, 2019  14:30  KST

Good afternoon. Let me start today’s briefing.

First, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will attend the Davos Forum 2019 set to take place in the namesake city, the Swiss Confederation, from January 22 till 25.

During the Forum, Minister Kang will attend open and closed-door events to be hosted by the World Economic Forum, including the sessions on “a geopolitical outlook” and “a new future on the Korean Peninsula” as well as luncheons and dinners for major figures. She will take those opportunities to exchange views with the world’s opinion leaders on Korean Peninsula and various other international issues.

On January 23, Minister Kang will host a networking dinner under the theme of “a peaceful and prosperous Korean Peninsula,” during which she will explain the foreign policy of the government of the Republic of Korea to entrepreneurs and others from the private sector as well as delegates from international organizations; and exchange views with participants in that regard.

At the forthcoming Davos Forum, Minister Kang will share with opinion leaders of the global community the ROK government’s diplomatic efforts to achieve denuclearization and establish a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. Accordingly, the event is expected to serve as a good opportunity to win broader support from the international community.

Moving on to the second and last topic, Vice Foreign Minister Lee Tae-ho will meet with Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States Julian Ventura at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 22.

The forthcoming meeting will mark the first between high-level officials of the ROK and Mexico since the inauguration of the new government in the latter country. The two sides will exchange views on ways to boost high-level exchanges, trade, investment, and development cooperation, as well as MIKTA diplomacy and major developments on the Korean Peninsula and in Latin America; and discuss ways that the two countries could work together.

Thank you.

(A question-and-answer session followed.)

* unofficial translation