Korea-Chile Foreign Ministers Meeting... Jeong Eui-yong "Comprehensive Discussion Linked to Green New Deal Policy"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong held talks with Chilean Foreign Minister Andres Allamand, who visited Korea on the 21st, discussing linkage with the Green New Deal policy, among other topics.

In his opening remarks at the Korea-Chile foreign ministers' meeting, Minister Chung said, "I am pleased to have my first face-to-face meeting with Minister Allamand among South American countries since taking office."

Chile was the first South American country to recognize the Korean government in 1949 and is a traditional ally, with whom Korea signed its first Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Minister Chung stated, "In particular, Chile has consistently expressed strong support for the Korean Peninsula peace process," adding, "President Pi?era's state visit to Korea in 2019 served as an opportunity to further strengthen the mutually beneficial cooperative relationship between the two countries."

Minister Chung noted that the close cooperative relationship between the two countries is expanding significantly beyond trade and investment to practical cooperation areas such as ▲green hydrogen ▲the Fourth Industrial Revolution ▲digital transformation ▲Antarctic cooperation, saying, "Through this meeting, let us comprehensively and deeply discuss enhancing exchanges and cooperation, bilateral cooperation to overcome global challenges, and linkage between Chile's green hydrogen policy and our Green New Deal policy."

Minister Allamand mentioned that the two countries have shared values such as respect for democracy, pursuit of freedom and peace, and stated, "We are now able to jointly lead future-oriented agendas such as climate change, clean energy like green hydrogen, cybersecurity, and innovation."

He also said the main purpose of this visit is "to advance discussions for concluding the FTA improvement negotiations within this year," requesting Minister Chung's support for reaching an agreement. Minister Allamand expressed hope that "the 60th anniversary of Korea-Chile diplomatic relations next year will revitalize friendly relations and strengthen bilateral cooperation."

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