Press Briefing

Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Affairs Soosuk Lim

July 25, 2024  14:30  KST

Good afternoon. Let me start today’s briefing.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul will hold a meeting with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on July 30.

Korea has been closely cooperating with Australia, which is a major like-minded country in the region that shares values with Korea as well as a key partner for implementing Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

This meeting that comes about two months after the sixth ROK-Australia Foreign and Defense Ministers’ (2+2) Meeting in May this year shows the two countries’ strong commitment to cooperation.

In the upcoming meeting, the two countries will discuss ways to further strengthen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in areas of mutual interest, including defense and security, economic security, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

(A question-and-answer session followed.)