Jeong Eui-yong and Wang Yi Start Meeting During China Visit... First Korea-China Foreign Ministers' Talks in 4 Months

Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China, shake hands before starting the Korea-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Haiway Hotel in Xiamen, China, on the 3rd. Photo by Yonhap News, Xiamen (China)

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin, Reporter Park Byung-hee] The foreign ministers of South Korea and China met for the first time in over four months and began talks in China.

Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Wang Yi, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, publicly showed a friendly elbow greeting at 11:30 a.m. (local time) on the 3rd at the Haiwei Hotel conference room in Xiamen, Fujian Province, before immediately starting the talks with only a small number of attendees.

After the small-scale talks between the two sides, expanded talks and a luncheon followed. Minister Chung is scheduled to leave Xiamen in the afternoon once the talks conclude.

This is the first South Korea-China foreign ministers' meeting since November 26 last year, held in Seoul.

At the meeting, Foreign Minister Chung and Minister Wang are expected to discuss bilateral issues including the North Korean nuclear issue, the situation on the Korean Peninsula, responses to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations next year.

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