South Korean and Chinese Foreign Ministers Meet After 4 Months... Jeong Eui-yong and Wang Yi Begin Talks in Xiamen, China

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The South Korea-China Foreign Ministers' meeting was held for the first time in four months.

On the morning of the 3rd (local time), Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Wang Yi, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister, began the South Korea-China Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Haiwei Hotel located in Xiamen, Fujian Province. It has been about four months since the last meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers held in Seoul at the end of November last year.

Before the meeting, the two foreign ministers were seen greeting each other with an elbow bump, which was shown to the media, and then proceeded with the meeting. Only a small number of people attended. After this meeting, an expanded meeting and luncheon schedule will follow, and Minister Chung plans to leave Xiamen in the afternoon.

Meanwhile, during the meeting, the two ministers are expected to share assessments on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, including North Korea issues, and discuss joint responses to COVID-19, the upcoming 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations next year, and other matters.

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