2007년 9월 3일 16:43

Outcomes of Minister’s Visit to Russia

Minister Song, who is paying a visit to Russia on August 30 and 31, had discussions and attended a luncheon with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday. They had talks on the Koreans held hostage in Afghanistan, North Korean nuclear issu...

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2007년 8월 29일 20:00

Spokesperson's Briefing on the Release of Hostages

Three of our citizens taken hostage in Afghanistan, Ms. Ahn Hye-jin, Ms. Lee Jeong-ran and Ms. Han Ji-young, were safely handed over to our side at 05:10PM on August 29, Korean time. Based on the information we have, there are no specific problems...

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2007년 8월 27일 11:40

Minister Pays a Courtesy Call to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Minister Song Min-soon, on a visit to Saudi Arabia, paid a courtesy call to King Abdullah on Saturday August 25, and delivered President Roh Moo-hyun’s autograph letter. He also discussed the follow-up measures of President Roh’s state visit in Ma...

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2007년 8월 24일 16:13

Exchange of Congratulatory Messages between Presidents of the ROK and China Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Ties

On August 24, President Roh Moo-hyun and Chinese President Hu Jintao exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the ROK and China. Taking this opportunity, the two Presi...

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2007년 8월 24일 16:11

Outcomes of the FEALAC FMM III

The Third Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM III) of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC), which was held in Brasilia from August 22 to 23, 2007, adopted the Brasilia Declaration on the direction of future activities for FEALAC....

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2007년 8월 16일 14:57

Trade Minister to attend the FEALAC Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Minister for Trade Kim Jong-hoon will attend the Third Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FFM III) of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC), which will be held in Brazil from August 22 to 23, 2007. The FEALAC FFM III will be attended...

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2007년 8월 13일 22:35

Announcement of the MOFAT Spokesperson

Two of our citizens taken hostage in Afghanistan, Ms. Kim Kyeong-ja and Ms. Kim Jin-a, were safely released in the evening of August 13, Korean time, and they were handed over to our side. They are now under the protection of our authorities at a ...

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2007년 8월 5일 16:05

Chairperson of the African Union to Visit Korea

Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Mr. Konare, will be officially visiting Korea on August 6(Mon.)~9(Thu.) at the invitation of Minister Song Min-soon. During the visit, chairperson Konare will pay a courtesy call to President Roh...

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2007년 8월 1일 15:33

Minister Meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon had bilateral talks with the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte on August 2, Thursday while attending the 14th Asian Regional Forum(ARF) in Manila, Philippines. Minister Song and Depu...

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2007년 7월 30일 15:04

EAS/ASEAN+3/PMC/ARF Foreign Ministers' Meetings

The East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the ASEAN+3 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) and the ARF Foreign Ministers' Meeting will be held in Manila, the Philippines, from July 3 to August 2, 200...

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2007년 7월 26일 16:14

Statement of MOFAT Spokesperson on the Kidnapping of Koreans in Afghanistan

We have confirmed the death of one of our people taken hostage in Afghanistan on July 25. The government of the ROK expresses deepest regret to the families of the deceased and also to the Korean people who had yearned for the abductees’ safe retu...

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2007년 7월 26일 09:57

Statement of MOFAT Spokesperson on the Kidnapping of Koreans in Afghanistan

We have confirmed the death of one of our people taken hostage in Afghanistan on July 25. The government of the ROK expresses deepest regret to the families of the deceased and also to the Korean people who had yearned for the abductees’ safe retu...

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2007년 7월 25일 16:59

Foreign Minister of New Zealand to visit Korea

Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Right Honourable Winston Raymond Peters, will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea from July 25 to 28. During his visit, Minister Peters will pay a courtesy call on the President, participate i...

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2007년 7월 23일 14:30

Spokesperson's Statement on the Kidnapping of Koreans in Afghanistan

Interview with Aljazeera Cho Hee-yong, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade July 22, 2007- 20:30 As a peace-loving nation, the people of Korea has been maintaining friendly relations with the people of Afghanistan based on mut...

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2007년 7월 20일 15:09

7.20 Press Communique of the Head of Delegation Meeting of the Six Round of the Six-Party Talks

Press Communiqué of the Head of Delegation Meeting of the Sixth Round of the Six-Party Talks Beijing, 20 July 2007 The Head of Delegation Meeting of the Sixth Round of the Six-Party Talks was held in Beijing from 18 to 20 July 2007. Mr. Wu ...

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2007년 7월 11일 15:52

Weekly Domestic/Foreign Press Briefing H.E. Song Min-soon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Weekly Domestic/Foreign Press Briefing H.E. Song Min-soon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade July 11, 2007 - 11:00 KST Transcript: OPENING STATEMENT (KOREAN-ENGLISH TRANSLATION) 1. Opening Statement (The North Korean Nuclear Issue) This week, ...

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2007년 7월 3일 16:19

The 11th Meeting of ROK-ASEAN Dialogue to be Held

The 11th ROK-ASEAN Dialogue will be held in Kuantan, Malaysia from July 5 to 6, 2007, attended by officials from the ROK, 10 ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Secretariat. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shim Yoon-joe, head of the ROK delegat...

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2007년 6월 25일 14:47

President Roh Moo-hyun to visit Guatemala

President Roh Moo-hyun is scheduled to visit the Republic of Guatemala from July 1 to 5 to attend the International Olympic Committee (IOC) General Meeting in Guatemala City and to hold a summit with President Oscar Berger. At the IOC meeting, the...

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2007년 6월 22일 14:48

Consultations over the Phone between Foreign Ministers of the ROK and Russia

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon had consultations over the phone with the Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on June 22, Friday. They had discussions on the current progress of the North Korean nuclear issue. During the talks, bot...

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2007년 6월 18일 15:31

Korea-European Free Trade Association(EFTA) FTA

Korea and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) agreed to commence FTA negotiations at a bilateral trade ministers’ meeting in December 2004, after having conducted a joint study on a possible FTA from August to October 2004. After 4 rounds o...

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2007년 6월 18일 15:30

Korea-Singapore FTA(KSFTA)

The Korea-Singapore FTA (KSFTA) was concluded on 4 August 2005 after five rounds of negotiations since January 2004, and entered into force on 2 March 2006. The KSFTA features a high level of liberalization covering a wide range of areas including...

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2007년 6월 4일 13:25

The Outcomes of the ROK-Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting

The Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Korea, Japan and the People's Republic of China was held on July 3rd(Sun), 2007 in Jeju Island. Representing their respective countries were Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade S...

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2007년 5월 31일 16:29

6th Korea-EU Joint Committee Meeting to be Held

The 6th Korea-EU Joint Committee Meeting will be held on June 1 in Brussels, Belgium. This year’s meeting marks the 6th meeting since the first meeting was held in May 2001 in accordance with the Korea-EU Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperat...

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2007년 5월 30일 16:30

Minister Attends the 8th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting(Session 2,3)

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon attended the Second and Third Session of the 8th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting(FMM) that took place at the Hamburg City Hall, Germany on May 29, Tuesday. The Second Session in the morning was o...

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2007년 5월 29일 16:30

Minister Attends the 8th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting(Session 1)

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon attended the 8th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Hamburg, Germany on May 28, Monday. Foreign ministers and delegations from 45 ASEM partners participated in the conference. - The First Se...

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