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Cho Tae-yul, appointed as foreign minister on Thursday, speaks with the press at the ministry building in central Seoul on Thursday morning. [NEWS1]

Newly appointed foreign minister rules out carrots for North

Newly appointed Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul dismissed any likelihood that the South Korean government would offer carrots to the North any time soon...

2024.1.11

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ahead of the bilateral talks in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 14. [YONHAP]

Foreign ministers of Korea, Japan, China to meet in Busan on Sunday

Foreign Minister Park Jin, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will meet for discussions on ways to develop trilateral cooperation and other regional issues, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday.

2023.11.24

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A police officer stands on a bridge at the Moscone Convention Center, the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in San Francisco, California, on Monday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Yoon to speak against alleged North Korean, Russian arms deals at APEC

Foreign Minister Park Jin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa are scheduled to hold a trilateral foreign ministerial meeting in San Francisco on the sidelines of APEC meetings.

2023.11.14

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, bids farewell to U.S. Secretary of State Blinken after a luncheon at his official residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District in central Seoul on Thursday. Blinken wrapped up a two-day visit to Seoul later that day. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

North Korea condemns 'war merchant' U.S. for military aid to Israel

The commentary came at the heels of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's two-day visit to Seoul, where he focused heavily on the Middle East situation, North Korea issues and the Russia-Ukraine war in discussions with South Korean officials.

2023.11.10

Korean Ambassador to China Chung Jae-ho in August 2023. [YONHAP]

Korea, China, Japan negotiating to convene long-awaited foreign ministers' meeting

Should the foreign ministers meet, it would be the first meeting of its kind since December 2019, when it was held in Chengdu, China.

2023.11.6

Foreign Minister Park Jin speaks at a forum hosted by the Korean News Aeditors' Association at the Korea Press Foundation in central Seoul on Tuesday morning. [YONHAP]

Foreign minister calls for 'healthy, mature' ties with China

Foreign Minister Park Jin said Tuesday that Korea seeks a “healthy and mature” relationship with China that is based on “mutual respect,” suggesting that the two countries could still find common ground.

2023.5.23

Foreign Minister Park Jin speaks at a forum hosted by the Korea Press Foundation in Jung District, central Seoul, on Monday. [YONHAP]

State visit to U.S. is evolution of ties, not aimed at isolating China: Foreign minister

Foreign Minister Park Jin said Monday that President Yoon’s state visit to the United States represented the evolution of bilateral ties into a partnership based on democratic values and not aimed at "isolating a particular country," such as China.

2023.5.1

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna delivers a speech aboard the French Navy frigate Prairial on Saturday morning in Incheon. [MICHAEL LEE]

French minister meets with president, stresses commitment to Indo-Pacific security

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna paid a three-day visit to Korea intended to foster deeper bilateral cooperation in security in the Indo-Pacific region.

2023.4.16

Foreign Minister Park Jin speaks at a session of the National Assembly's foreign affairs committee in Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

U.S. expressed intent to cooperate with Korea over leakage issue: Foreign Ministry

Korea's top diplomat said Wednesday that Washington has expressed its intent to cooperate with Seoul in dealing with the issue of leaked Pentagon documents that purport the United States had eavesdropped on Seoul's top security officials.

2023.4.13

Kim Tae-hyo, principal deputy national security adviser, speaks to reporters after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Tuesday to kick off a five-day trip to the United States. [NEWS1]

No 'malicious intent' in U.S. wiretapping: Deputy security adviser

South Korea's deputy national security adviser said that Washington likely didn't have any "malicious intent," referring to leaked classified Pentagon documents purporting that U.S. intelligence authorities had been spying on South Korea.

2023.4.12