Press Briefing

Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations Kim In-chul

April 16, 2020  14:30  KST

Good afternoon. Let me start today’s briefing.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang, Kyung-wha will have a videoconference on the theme of “COVID-19 and Women” with female foreign ministers of major countries today, April 16.

Minister Kang will underscore the role of women as well as the importance of solidarity and cooperation of the international community in overcoming COVID-19.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang, Kyung-wha, together with President and CEO of the National Medical Center Chung Ki-hyun, will conclude a “memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation” between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Medical Center at the Ministry on April 17.

Pursuant to the MOU, the two agencies are expected to build a cooperative system and, based on that, step up bilateral cooperation in various ways, including information sharing.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Sei-young will have a video conference with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Le Yucheng on April 17 and exchange views on matters of mutual interest between the Republic of Korea and China, including response to COVID-19.

(A question-and-answer session followed.)