<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ministry of Foreign Affairs &amp; Trade 보도자료 - 뉴스와이어]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/?md=A10&amp;act=article&amp;no=5522></link><description><![CDATA[Ministry of Foreign Affairs &amp; Trade 보도자료 - 뉴스와이어 RSS 서비스]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 03:42:00 +0900</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright (c) 2004~2026 Korea Newswire All rights reserved</copyright><language>ko-KR</language><item><title><![CDATA[UN Sec-Gen hopes Korea plays bigger role in U.N. peacekeeping]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=345888</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Korea Thursday (July 3).   His five-day visit is part of an Asia trip that is also taking him to Japan and China.   Ban was greeted by Prime Minister Han Seung-soo at the airport, before participating in a ceremony to receive a U.N. flag from Korea's first astronaut Lee So-yeon, wh...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:02:42 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov&#039;t announces launch of Korea-Arab Society]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=345890</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced Wednesday (July 2) the launch of the Korea-Arab Society (KAS).  Since the international conference to launch the Korea-Arab Society on May 26, the society members have agreed to establish the society, to raise funds to support it, agreed upon its articles of association and organized the board ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:16:00 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korea seeks to change parts of U.S. beef deal]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=340719</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon said Thursday (June 12) he will meet U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab this week over a possible revision of an agreement that allows the resumption of U.S. beef imports, in Seoul's latest bid to soothe public anger over the deal.  The Korean government wants the U.S. exporters not to ship beef from cattl...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:42:42 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Visit Korea]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=340716</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Korea from July 3 to 7 at the invitation of the Korean government.  During his visit, Secretary-General Ban will pay a courtesy call on President Lee Myung-bak, attend a dinner hosted by the President, meet with Prime Minister Han Seung-soo and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu M...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:40:11 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Representative Kim Sook to Visit Russia and China]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=338503</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Sook will meet with Russian Vice Foreign Minister Aleksei Borodavkin, the newly appointed head of Russian delegation to the Six Party Talks, on May 29 in Moscow. He will also have a consultations with Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, Chinese Chief Negotiator in the Six ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:07:20 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Representative Kim Sook to Visit Russia and China]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=338091</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Sook will meet with Russian Vice Foreign Minister Aleksei Borodavkin, the newly appointed head of Russian delegation to the Six Party Talks, on May 29 in Moscow. He will also have a consultations with Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, Chinese Chief Negotiator in the Six ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:34:48 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signing of the Treaty Between the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China for the Transfer of Sentenced Persons]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=338092</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister Yu Myung-hwan and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi signed the ‘Treaty Between the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China for the Transfer of Sentenced Persons' on May 27 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, at the presence of President Lee Myung-bak.   As the Korean government may have the sentenced persons in C...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 16:36:07 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Representative Kim Sook to Visit Russia]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=338093</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Sook will meet with Vice Foreign Minister of Russia Aleksei Borodavkin, the newly appointed head of Russian delegation to the Six-Party Talks, on May 29 in Moscow.   The two sides will discuss pending issues in the Six-Party Talks process, including completing the second-...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 16:37:13 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Conference to launch the Korea-Arab Society to be Held]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=337243</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The international conference to launch the Korea-Arab Society (KAS) will be held on May 26 in Seoul. The KAS, a non-profit foundation established under collaboration of governments and private sectors of Korea and the Arab nations, is to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between the two sides.   Senior officials from the Korean govern...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 14:59:24 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel-Alert to Lebanon]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=334543</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Armed conflicts between the supporters of the ruling party and those of the opposition party throughout Lebanon have caused deaths of 53 people and injuries of 190 from May 7 to 12.   While Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, has restored stability, clashes are continuing elsewhere including Aley and Tripoli, with the western part of Beirut sei...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 17:03:26 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel-Alert to Sudan]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=334542</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--There was an armed conflict between the Sudanese rebel group ‘Justice &amp; Equality Movement' and the Sudanese government forces near the capital city of Khartoum on May 10. A number of casualties resulted from this engagement, and currently the Sudanese government army has taken control over the incident.  It has been confirmed that there are ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 17:02:53 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UN Human Rights Council to Review the Human Rights Situation in Korea]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=333830</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Korea's human rights record is to be reviewed during the 2nd session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council slated for May 5-19, 2008 in Geneva. Evaluation on Korea's overall human rights situation will be on May 7, 2008.   The Korean government will actively participate in the review meeting by sending a d...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:01:24 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outcome of the Review on Korea’s Human Rights Situation in the UN Human Rights Council]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=334544</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Korea's human rights record was reviewed during the 2nd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council on May 7 in Geneva, Switzerland.   The Korean government sent a delegation to Geneva, headed by the 2nd Vice Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan and comprised of human rights specialists from ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:03:50 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plate-Hanging Ceremony of the Center for Energy and Resources Cooperation between Korea and Latin America]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=333827</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The MOFAT will have the plate-hanging ceremony of the Center for Energy and Resources Cooperation between Korea and Latin America on May 9 in Seoul.   Related officials including 1st Vice Minister Kwon Jong-rak and Director-General of the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau Doo Jung-soo will attend the ceremony.   The Center for Energy a...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:58:55 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korea-France Joint Statement on the Outcome of the Digitalization Project for the Oe-kyujanggak Archives]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=326424</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)-- The Korean and French governments started the digitalization project of 30 volumes of Oe-kyujanggak archives located in the France National Library (BNF) in May 2007 and completed the process early this year.   Due to highly sophisticated technique and close cooperation between the two countries needed in the digitalization process, the Korean ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:14:55 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister Visits the U.S. (Meeting with the Influential Personages in the U.S. Public Opinion: New York)]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=326426</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan met with experts on the issues of the Korean Peninsula and international affairs and other influentials in the U.S. public opinion in New York on March 28 including President Emeritus of Council of Foreign Relations Leslie Gelb, President of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy Geo...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:16:30 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recognition of the Republic of Kosovo]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=326432</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--On March 28, the Republic of Korea recognized the Republic of Kosovo, which declared its independence on February 17, as a sovereign and independent state.   The Korean Government expects that Kosovo's independence will contribute to promoting to the peace and stability of the region as well as its democratic development and economic recovery.  ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:18:58 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister Visits the U.S. (Talks with the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates)]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=326429</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister Yu Myung-hwan met with the U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on March 27 and exchanged views on a wide range of matters of mutual interest including preparation for a successful Korea-U.S. summit slated for April 19, and the current issues and the future of the Korea-U.S. alliance.   Minister Yu and Secretary Gates noted that the K...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:18:19 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister Visits the U.S. (Talks with the National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley)]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=326428</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister Yu Myung-hwan met with the U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley on March 27 and had a constructive exchange of views on the major pending issues between the two countries. The two sides also had a preliminary discussion for coordinating the upcoming Korea-U.S. summit slated for April 19.   Minister Yu and Adviser Hadley agreed ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:17:30 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister Pays a Courtesy Call on the Chinese Premier]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=324996</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister Yu Myung-hwan paid a courtesy call on Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on March 20 and exchanged views on the Korea-China relations, economy and trade cooperation, cultural and youth exchanges, the North Korean nuclear issue and issues of Taiwan and Tibet.   Both sides noted the rapid growth of bilateral cooperation between Korea and China si...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:11:34 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outcomes of the Korea-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=324995</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister Yu Myung-hwan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi over luncheon on March 21 and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest including development of the Korea-China relations and the North Korean nuclear issue.  Minister Yang mentioned that Minister Yu’s visit to China on his first trip abroad shows Lee administration’s will...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:10:41 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Head of the Dongmyung Unit Elected as the Senior Military Liaison Officer of the UN Secretariat]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=324401</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Colonel Kim Ung-geon, former head of the Dongmyung Unit dispatched as a part of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from July 2007 to January 2008, was elected as Senior Military Liaison Officer of the Integrated Operational Team in the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO).   As the Senior Military Liaison Officer, C...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:49:06 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel-Alert to Dharamsala, India]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=324400</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Regarding the current unrest in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous District [Tibet], there have been continuous protests in Dharamsala, India, where the self-proclaimed Tibetan government-in-exile is located, causing social instability in the region.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reclassified Dharamsala as a Travel-Alert Level 2 (Travel ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:48:39 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outcome of the Luncheon for the GRULAC and Korean Companies in the Region]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=323498</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister Yu Myung-hwan hosted a luncheon on March 13 for the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) and representatives from Korean companies in Latin America. The luncheon was attended by 15 missions of Latin America in Korea and 11 representatives from Korean companies in Latin America including those from Hyundai Heavy In...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:30:10 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister to Visit China]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=323500</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan will visit China at the invitation of Yang Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China from March 20 to 22.   During the visit, Minister Yu will have bilateral talks with Yang Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and meet with Hu Jintao, the Chinese President, and Tang Jiaxuan, the State Minist...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:31:37 +0900</pubDate></item></channel></rss>