Minister Kang Kyung-wha Talks with Moldovan Foreign Minister... Moldova Requests Cooperation for Protective Equipment Import

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is delivering a public statement on the 2nd at the Government Seoul Office in Sejong-ro, Seoul, to ensure a safe voting environment and the practice of fair elections for the 21st National Assembly election. Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the afternoon of the 7th, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held a phone call at the request of Oleg ?ulea, Moldova's Foreign Minister, to discuss future cooperation measures between South Korea and Moldova in response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Minister Kang emphasized that although the COVID-19 situation in South Korea has recently improved, the government is responding without lowering its guard.

In response, Minister ?ulea highly praised South Korea's effective response to COVID-19 and expressed concern about the recent spread of COVID-19 within Moldova. He also requested cooperation in sharing South Korea's successful quarantine experience and in procuring protective equipment.

Minister Kang stated that the South Korean government would continuously share its COVID-19 response experience with Moldova and review the procurement of protective equipment as conditions permit.

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "Through the call, both ministers agreed on the importance of cooperation between the two countries in the COVID-19 response process and decided to continue close communication."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.