Deputy Foreign Minister to Visit UK from 23 to 27 for COP26 Preparatory Meeting

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho]Choi Jong-moon, the 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit London from the 23rd to the 27th to attend the ministerial-level meeting preparing for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to be held in the UK this November as the government's chief representative, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

This meeting is hosted by the UK, the COP26 presidency, to seek high-level resolution measures on key agenda issues of COP26, and more than 50 countries, including South Korea, have been invited.

Vice Minister Choi plans to hold bilateral talks with major participating countries and exchange views on cooperation measures to respond to climate change.

Meanwhile, Ham Sang-wook, Director-General for Multilateral Diplomacy Coordination, held a high-level policy consultation on the 22nd (local time) at the UN Headquarters in New York with Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), exchanging views on cooperation between South Korea and the UN in conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

Director-General Ham expressed expectations to strengthen cooperation with the UN in areas such as peacekeeping operations, women and peace and security, children and armed conflict, and cyber security, and requested special attention so that more citizens can enter the UN Secretariat, as the government has been expanding related contributions to the UN.

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