1. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will pay an official visit to Singapore and Vietnam from March 7 till 10 for bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of those countries.

2. On March 8, Minister Kang will meet with Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan of Singapore to discuss bilateral issues and ways to step up cooperation between the ROK and ASEAN as well as between the ROK and Singapore, the ASEAN chair for 2018.

3. On March 9, Minister Kang will make an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of the country’s Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, during which the two top diplomats will hold a meeting and discuss bilateral issues and matters concerning high-level exchanges.

4. During her visit to Singapore and Vietnam, Minister Kang will also pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the former country as well as President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of the latter.

* unofficial translation