President Moon resumes face-to-face summit diplomacy... Colombian President visits South Korea today

Colombia, a Key Diplomatic and Economic Cooperation Country in Latin America... Korea-Colombia Presidential Summit on the 25th

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] President Moon Jae-in will resume face-to-face summit diplomacy on the occasion of the visit of Colombian President Iv?n Duque M?rquez to Korea on the 24th.

President Duque will make a state visit to Korea for three days from the 24th to the 26th at the invitation of President Moon. The Korea-Colombia presidential summit will take place on the morning of the 25th. This is the first face-to-face summit with a Latin American country since COVID-19.

A Blue House official explained, “President Duque is scheduled to carry out unofficial events on the 24th, and official events are planned for the 25th.”

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Earlier, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan made a state visit to Korea on the 16th at the invitation of President Moon. He was the first foreign head of state to visit Korea since COVID-19. Through President Duque’s visit, President Moon’s face-to-face summit diplomacy, which had slowed down after COVID-19, is expected to gain momentum.

Colombia is the host country for the upcoming 2023 P4G Summit and is an important country in Latin American diplomacy.

Additionally, Colombia is a traditional ally and the only Latin American country that participated in the Korean War. The state visit was arranged to mark the 70th anniversary of Colombia’s participation in the Korean War and the 10th anniversary of establishing the ‘strategic cooperative partnership’ between the two countries. This is also why President Moon specially invited two Colombian war veterans to the state banquet on the 25th.

Furthermore, since the Korea-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect in 2016, Colombia has been continuously expanding trade and investment, making it a key trade partner in Latin America. Attention is focused on whether Korean companies will have opportunities to participate in large-scale projects such as the Medell?n light rail project and Bogot? Metro Line 2 project during this visit.

At the summit, the two countries plan to establish a comprehensive digital and green cooperation partnership covering digital transformation, eco-friendly infrastructure, bio and agriculture sectors. Cooperation in defense and defense industry fields is also one of the main interests. In addition, health and medical cooperation, including information sharing and technological cooperation for the prevention of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, will be key agenda items.

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