Kang Kyung-wha and Pompeo Hold Two Phone Calls on 21st and 22nd to Discuss Bilateral Issues

Close Consultation on WTO Director-General Election
Minister Kang to Visit the U.S. Soon

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha attended the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee plenary session held at the National Assembly on the 25th and responded to questions from lawmakers. At the meeting, Minister Kang provided a briefing on the recent incident involving a government official shot near Soyeonpyeongdo by North Korea. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held two phone calls with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the 21st and 22nd to discuss cooperation on bilateral issues between South Korea and the United States as well as global matters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

On the 22nd, the Ministry stated, "The two ministers also closely consulted on the selection of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General," adding, "Minister Kang, at Secretary Pompeo's invitation, will visit the United States in the near future to hold a South Korea-U.S. foreign ministers' meeting and continue strategic communication on issues related to the Korean Peninsula, regional, and global matters."

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