Nigel Adams, UK Secretary of State, Requests South Korea's Participation in COVID-19 Vaccine Development... Phone Call with Second Vice Minister Lee Tae-ho

Discussion on Bilateral Cooperation Measures for COVID-19 Response and More

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the afternoon of the 1st, Lee Tae-ho, the 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a phone call at the request of Nigel Adams, the UK Minister of State for Asia, to share the current status of the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and exchange opinions on related response measures.

Vice Minister Lee congratulated Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his recovery from COVID-19 and return to work, expressing hope that cooperation between the two countries would contribute to the UK's COVID-19 response.

In response, Minister Adams highly praised South Korea for successfully responding to the spread of COVID-19 and becoming a model for the international community, and requested South Korea's active participation in essential efforts such as vaccine development to resolve the COVID-19 situation.

Furthermore, Vice Minister Lee emphasized that necessary cooperation must continue despite COVID-19 and proposed holding the Korea-UK Vice Ministerial Senior Economic Dialogue in person or via video conference in the near future.

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "Minister Adams welcomed the proposal and said he hopes to use this opportunity to discuss various issues such as post-COVID-19 economic recovery and climate change."

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