Jeong Eui-yong Discusses Korean Peninsula and COVID Issues at Korea-UK Foreign Ministers Meeting

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 1st (local time), Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss held talks in Glasgow, UK, discussing peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula and COVID-19 response.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 2nd that the Korea-UK Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held on the occasion of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).

At the meeting, Minister Chung explained the situation on the Korean Peninsula and North Korea policy, and requested the UK's support for complete denuclearization and peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula.

Minister Truss also expressed support for South Korea's efforts to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula.

They exchanged views on joint pandemic response, including COVID-19 vaccine exchanges.

Through vaccine exchanges with the UK, South Korea introduced 1 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine domestically in three shipments last month. Minister Chung evaluated that this vaccine exchange with the UK helped achieve the goal of 70% full vaccination of the entire population last week.

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